The Risorgimento and the Unification of Italy

Italy's Big Dream: Setting the Stage; What is Risorgimento? Understanding the Rebirth; Italy: Many Small States Before Unity; Foreign Powers Rule: Why Italy Wanted Freedom; The Idea of 'Italy': Birth of Nationalism; Giuseppe Mazzini: The Thinker Behind the Dream; Secret Societies: Working for Change Underground; Revolutions of 1848: Uprisings for Freedom; Sardinia-Piedmont's Role: The Leading State; Count Camillo Cavour: The Clever Politician; Cavour's Smart Moves: Diplomacy and Alliances; War with Austria (1859): Gaining Lombardy; Giuseppe Garibaldi: The Hero with the Redshirts; The 'Thousand' Expedition: Conquering the South; Garibaldi Meets the King: Uniting North and South; Kingdom of Italy Born: A Major Milestone; Challenges After Unity: What Came Next?; Venetia Joins Italy (1866): Expanding the Kingdom; The Pope's Resistance: A Complicated Relationship; Rome Becomes Capital (1870): The Final Piece; Key Figures: Mazzini, Cavour, Garibaldi; Timeline of Unification: A Chronological Look; Goals and Challenges: What Was Achieved?; Italy Today: A Legacy of the Risorgimento; Think About It! Your Turn to Reflect

Antonio Miele