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1
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What treaty redistributed Europe in 1815?

A

Congress of Vienna

2
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What did the Congress of Vienna also do?

A

Ended the Napoleonic wars

Restored Italian Leaders

3
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Who was at the Congress of Vienna?

A

The big 4 powers:

Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia

4
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When was the Treaty of Milan?

A

1849

5
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What was the Treaty of Milan for?

A

To end the 1st Italian War of Independence between Austria and Piedmont

6
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What was Piedmont’s punishment for going to war with Austria (1st war of independence) and how did it impact Italy?

A

65 million francs of reparations

Restoration of leaders

7
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What treaty was in 1856?

A

Congress of Paris

8
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What was the purpose of the Congress of a Paris?

A

Treaty to end Crimean war involving France, Great Britain and Italy against Russia

9
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Why did Italy join the Crimean war in 1855?

A

To gain allies

10
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When was the Pact of Plombieres?

A

July 1858

11
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Who was at the Plombieres meeting?

A

Napoleon 2nd and Cavour

12
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For French help, what did Cavour do?

A

He accepted the unification of Italy into 4 blocks

13
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What did Cavour agree to give to France in return for their help with the war against Austria? (Plombieres)

A

Nice and Savoy

14
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How did the 2nd War of Independence against Austria begin and who helped?

A

Piedmont mobilised 20,000 troops on the Lombardy boarder to make Austria appear to be the aggressors of war
France helped by contributing the 20,000 troops

15
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When was the Treaty if Villafranca/ Zurich?

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1859

16
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Why was there two treaties to the end the 2nd War of Independence?

A

Villafranca ended the war and Zurich agreed the terms

17
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What happened at the meeting for the Treaty of Villafranca/ Zurich?

A

Napoleon sued for peace due
Italy not invited
Lombardy given to France by Austria

18
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How did Italy become united with Lombardy?

A

After being given it by Austria at the Treaty of Villafranca/ Zurich 1859, France handed Lombardy to Italy

19
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What happened on the 26th October 1860

A

Teano meeting

20
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What was the Teano meeting?

A

After conquering the south, Garibaldi meets VEII in Teano and hands it to him

21
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Why was VEII travelling towards the south in 1860?

A

Cavour send the King with an army to stop Garibaldi attempting to take Rome

22
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When was the Treaty of Turin?

A

1860

23
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What happened due to the Treaty of Turin?

A

Nice and Savoy were handed to France (even though they hadn’t annexed Venetia as promised) because France accepted Piedmont annexing the Grand Duchies

24
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When was the Declaration of the Kingdom of Italy?

A

17th March 1861

25
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Who was the first King of Italy?

A

Victor Emmanuel the 2nd

26
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When did the period of Fractious Cohabitation start?

A

1861

27
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What is Fractious Cohabitation?

A

Involving VEII and the Pope, it was the idea that they both held power in Italy but not happily together/ there was a bad relationship between the church and the state

28
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What convention happened in 1864?

A

September Convention

29
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What was the September Convention?

A

France agreed to leave Rome if the capital of Italy was moved to Florence (from Turin to stop Piedmont being too powerful)
However, the French return to Rome because Garibaldi attempts to annex Rome

30
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When was the Brigands war?

A

1850-1865

31
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Who was the Brigands war between and what was it caused by?

A

Between bandits and Piedmontese

Caused by conscription

32
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When was the Biarritz Pact?

A

1865

33
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What did the Biarritz pact involve?

A

Bismarck (Prussian political leader) met Napoleon II who promised neutrality in any future war

34
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In 1866, what agreement was formed?

A

Berlin Agreement between Prussia and Italy

35
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What were the terms of the Berlin Agreement?

A

Italy offered to open a second front against the Austrians

This was during the 7 week Austro-Prussian war and they did it in exchange for Venetia

36
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What agreement was secretly made between France and Austria in June 1866?

A

Franco-Austrian Agreement

37
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What were the terms of the Franco-Austrian agreement in June 1866?

A

Napoleon II sorts a secret alliance with Austria

Austria promised to give Venetia to Napoleon in return for French neutrality in war

38
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What was the name of the treaty that ended the Austro-Prussian war?

A

Peace of Prague 1866

39
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What happened in 1870?

A

The Pro Rome agreement

40
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Wha happened in the Pro Rome Agreement?

A

Italy wrote to Spain and Austria to inform them that they were going to take Rome from the Pope and neither objected

41
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When was the Treaty of Frankfurt?

A

1871

42
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What did the Treaty of Frankfurt involve?

A

It ended the Franco-Prussian war (between France and Germany)

43
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How did the Treaty Of Frankfurt 1871 affect Italy?

A

Italians attached Rome during the Franco-Prussian was because during this time the French had to withdraw its troops to deal with war