Unification of Italy

Germany, Italy and ______ were the countries involved in the Triple Alliance formed by Bismark in 1882

1.How many Italian soldiers were killed at the Battle of Adowa?

• 70

• 7000

• 700

• 77000

Which politician abolished the hated ‘grist tax’ in 1883, making it easier for the poor to get bread?

• Gioberti

• Crispi

• Cavour

• Depretis

In 1882, the voting age was lowered from 25 to what age?

What was the name of the politician who had imperial ambitions and thought the only way that Italians would truly be united was through having an empire?

• Crispi

• Depretis

• Cavour

• Antonio Gramsci

What happened to wheat production between 1873 and 1913?

• It stayed the same

• It doubled

• It tripled

• It quadrupled

Between 1870-83, how many kilometres of new road was built in Italy?

• 15,000km

• 5000km

• 21,000km

• 8000 km

What was King Ferdinand’s nickname as a result of the 1848 revolutions in Sicily and Naples?

What did the Pope issue during the 1848 revolution that was a blow to Giobertists?

What met in Rome for the first time in February 1848?

• Young Italy

• The Triple Alliance

• Constituente

• quadrilateral