Unification of Italy
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- Sir, can you tell me about the unification of Italy.
- Italy was divided into seven states, in the middle of the nineteenth century, and among all the seven states, Sardinia-Piedmont, was ruled by an Italian princely house.
- All the regions were dominated by different kings. In the 1830’s Giuseppe Mazzini formed a secret society called Young Italy.The movement was led by Chief Minister Cavour. In 1859, Sardinia-Piedmont defeated Austrian forces. In 1860, they marched into South Italy and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and succeeded in winning the support of the local peasants. In 1861 Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of united Italy.
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