The unification of Italy

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A truce, or ceasefire
Armistice
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Denoting a chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in emergency
Dictator
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A loose alliance of states
Confederation
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A ruler exercising authority on behalf of a king or queen
Viceroy
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Hatred of foreigners
Xenophobia
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Reformers who wanted greater change than liberals, including the overthrow of monarchies
Radicals
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An international agency founded in 1864 to assist those who were wounded or captured in wars
Red Cross
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An organised criminal gang, originating as a secret society in 13th century Sicily
Mafia
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Organised for a possible war
Mobilised
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Members of the society of Jesus, a religious order founded in 16th century
Jesuits
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A scoundrel
Knave
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A secret fraternity providing fellowship and mutual assistance
Freemasonry
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Large estates
Latifundia
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A desert-dwelling Arabian ethnic group
Bedouin
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Contradictory ideas or feelings
Ambivalence
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Denoting a chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in emergency

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Dictator

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A loose alliance of states

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Card 4

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A ruler exercising authority on behalf of a king or queen

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Card 5

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Hatred of foreigners

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