What Sowed the Seed of Italian Unification?
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- Created on: 21-04-18 21:14
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- What sowed the seed for unification?
- Foreign influence
- Troppau Doctrine:signed by Russia, Prussia and Austria: the great powers were able to intervene to stop the restoration governments from being overthrown
- All the revolutions failed due to intervention of foreign powers (Austria)
- The influence of Bourbon and Hapsburg families were reactionary and oppressive
- French domination 1796-1815
- Life under Napoleon Bonaparte was fairer and more modern than it had ever been before
- those living in towns received substantial benefits - financial and business advantages
- Code Napoleon
- formulated in 1804
- gave equal rights for all male citizens
- External customs barriers simplified and internal trade barriers swept away
- street lights
- prevented crime
- weights and measures standardised
- Tax collection reorganised
- better roads build and transport improved
- Small pox vaccination
- local gov. districts set up along French borders
- liberty, equality, fraternit
- Napoleon united Italy into 3 main parts
- This Gave Italians a taste of what unification would be like
- Kingdom of Italy - made up of Lombardy, Modena, Bologna, Romagna and Ferrara. Napoleon was king but it was ruled by his stepson
- French Empire - annexed to France and treated as part of French empire; Piedmont, Central Duchies and Papal states
- Kingdom of Naples - only included Naples and was ruled by Napoleon's brother Joseph
- Life under Napoleon Bonaparte was fairer and more modern than it had ever been before
- Restored Monarchies
- divided Italy completely and reverted Italy back to its old ways
- Revolutions
- 1920-21
- Naples - General Pepe Head of rebel army. inspired by Spanish Constitution of 1812 - Ferdinand agreed to demands for a constitution and then asks Metternich to help him crush constitution and rebel forces.
- Sicily - wanted independence from Naples, felt neglected by the government. Peasants in debt, demanded a constitution, burned down buildings, also crushed by etternich.
- Piedmont - King Victor Emmanuel pursued a reactionary policy and news spread about constitution being granted in Naples - members of Carbonari increased
- Mutiny in Turin caused VE to abdicate - Charles Felix was next in line but he was away so Charles Albert took over and granted a Constitution. Charles Felix returned and denounced Charles Albert as a rebel and got rid of the constitution
- 1920-21
- Congress of Vienna - 1815. 'restore old ways and old leaders and resize the main powers so they could balance each other out and remain at peace'
- Progressive rule
- Tuscany - Ferdinand III, improved education, and health facilities whilst allowing freedom of expression.
- Parma - Duchess - Marie-Louise: Replaced Code with something similar
- Foreign influence
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