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 * 1) =Italian Unification Essential Questions=

1. Why did a united Italy make sense to those who favored unification?
It made sense not only because of the geography, but also because of the common language, and history. It reminded Italians of ancient Rome, and the medieval papacy. Including, it would trade barriers among the Italian sates.

2. What were the obstacles in the way of Italian unification, and why might these obstacles make unification difficult?

There was frequent warfare; foreign rule had led people to identify with local regions.

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The military steps that were taken were to....they organized a secret society called Young Italy they created this group to try and drive Austria out of Italy and unifying the Italian peninsula. Giuseppe Mazzini organized an army of volenteer freedom fighters. =====

5. What nationalist groups were formed and created in order to strengthen the unification movement?

German empire, Rome, northern and southern lands. Two Sicilies in southern Italy, also the Naples.

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The greatest differences were between the north and the south. The north was richer and had more cities. Northern Italian cities had flourished as centers of business and culture. The south, on the other hand, was rural and poor. =====

8. Explain the viewpoint of the liberals and the conservatives with regards to Italian Unification
They agreed to work together in an agreement which was called the Concert of Eurpoe. The conservatives ideas appealed to the peasents who wanted to preserve traditional ways. They also supported a social hierarchy and backed an established church. On the other side Liberals wanted goverments to be based on the written constitutions and seperation of powers. They also strongly supported the Laissez-faire econmics of Adam Smith and David Ricardo. Both of them brought people together but in different ways.

*9. How does Nationalism unify the people of the Italian States? (You may see this questions again as an essay)

nationalism unifys the people of the Italian states because, once they became a strong nation they had a fight, and got strong again because they made it a strong country.