CAVOUR 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryItaly - 19th and 20th centuryASEdexcel Created by: AbigailCreated on: 06-11-13 20:18 What Academy did he attend? Royal Military Academy 1 of 29 What did he get a reputation of being here? A rebel 2 of 29 For a while, he worked for whom? Charles Albert 3 of 29 Then he became an officer again gaining a reputation for being? Rebellious 4 of 29 He visited which country? Britain 5 of 29 What struck his interest? Their industry and particularly their railways 6 of 29 He returned back to Piedmont to do what? Look after his family estate 7 of 29 While he was doing so, what did he do? He wrote on his favourite subject: rail 8 of 29 This is where he gained ideas for what? The Bank of Turin 9 of 29 Charles Albert freed what? When? Press censorship in 1847 10 of 29 This allowed Cavour to publish what? Il Risorgmento 11 of 29 What did this show? His ideas and beliefs 12 of 29 He was elected to the first ever what? Piedmontese parliament 13 of 29 In 1850, he became? Minister of Agriculture, Trade and Navy 14 of 29 This allowed him to make trade treaties with whom? Britain, France 15 of 29 In 1851, he was elected what? Minister of Finance 16 of 29 Managed to do what in this role? Gain a loan to build railways 17 of 29 In 1853, he became? Prime Minister 18 of 29 He managed to increase overall trade during the time he was in power by how much? 300% 19 of 29 By 1860, the railway covered how much of Italy? 1/3 20 of 29 However, he didn't have much knowledge when it came to..? Foreign Affairs 21 of 29 He vaguely said in the 1830s that..? Austria should be removed from its dominance of Italy 22 of 29 He was persuaded by who to join what? Victor Emmanuel II to join the Crimean War 23 of 29 The result of joing that war was..? Gaining a seat at the peace conference 24 of 29 As well as.. Gaining experience in foreign affairs 25 of 29 Who did he meet the further aquaintance of? Napoleon III 26 of 29 They kept in contact and after two years, Napoleon did what? Invited Cavour to meet with him at Pombieres 27 of 29 What was significant about this meeting? It was so secret 28 of 29 When was the meeting? July 1858 29 of 29
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