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The Risorgimento (1831-1847)
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A Levels History (AS) (Italian Unification) Mind Map on The Risorgimento (1831-1847), created by Myrii on 07/05/2014.
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The Risorgimento (1831-1847)
Mazzini and Young Italy
Young Italy founded in 1831, accompanied by journal of same name to spread Mazzinian ideas
United Italian republic
National revolution necessary
Belief in democracy and the will of the people
Failures
1833: Proposed army coup detected before it began, 67 arrested and 12 members killed
1834: Planned attack on Piedmont and uprising in Genoa failed to get off the ground
1831: Mazzini wrote to Charles Albert asking him to lead the movement for a united Italy
Impact
His ideas were inspirational to others
Helped foster national consciousness
Views only shared by a minority
Those from privileged backgrounds
Peasantry did not support Mazzinian uprisings: land ownership and poverty were their main concerns
National identity and support
There was no native Italian language, dialects were prevalent in different areas
Progress
Journal: Antologia (Tuscany)
Biblioteca Italiana and Il Politecnico (Lombardy)
National organisations (eg. Congresso degli Scienziata)
Music
Giuseppe Verdi's works became linked with anti-Austrian sentiment
1842: Nabucco (opera)
'Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves' highlighted the "enslavement" of Italian people
1843: I Lombardi (opera)
Literature
Defined identity further and provoked debate about Italy's future (1840s)
Who supported the Risorgimento?
Mostly middle classes, peasantry more concerned with daily survival
Intellectuals
Vincenzo Gioberti
Italy should be rid of foreign influence
More moderate than Mazzini
Italian federation under Pope's leadership
Neo-Guelph: A way forward without revolution
Appealed to Italian Catholics but not totally popular
Spread idea of Pope as leader
Even influenced Napoleon at Plombières!
Cesare Balbo
In favour of a federation of states
View of Italy limited: North only
Piedmontese monarchy should lead in expelling Austria from Lombardy/Venice
Solutions: Italian/European diplomacy
His book became very popular in Piedmont
Massimo d'Azeglio
1845: Witnessed revolution in Romagna
Believed revolution was not the way forward
Public and European opinion was of utmost importance
Change could then happen naturally
This view also shared by Balbo
Political change should be engineered from above, NOT revolution
This view also shared by Balbo
Wanted a more conservative settlement
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