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Italian Unification Content Review (I)

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
WHAT IS NATIONALISM?
a)
Feeling of unity within a culture through shared values and traditions
b)
A theory where the government stays out of private industry
2.

Who was the unifier of Italy in the SOUTH?

a)

Otto Von Bismarck

b)

Count Cavour

c)

Mazzini

d)

Garibaldi

3.

Who was the unifier of Italy in the NORTH?

a)

Otto Von Bismarck

b)

Count Cavour

c)

Mazzini

d)

Garibaldi

4.

Who started the nationalistic movement called "YOUNG ITALY"?

a)

Otto Von Bismarck

b)

Count Cavour

c)

Mazzini

d)

Garibaldi

5.
Areas in Italy (including Rome) controlled by the Pope
a)
Realpolitik
b)
Papal States
6.
Count Cavour unified
a)
Northern Italy
b)
Southern Italy
7.
Garibaldi unified
a)
Northern Italy
b)
Southern Italy
8.
Who was the Chief Minister of Sardinia Piedmont?
a)
Count Camillo de Cavour
b)
Victor Emmanuel
c)
Otto von Bismark
d)
Metternich
9.
Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed as king of United Italy in 1861.
a)
true
b)
false
10.

Which one of the following states was ruled by an Italian princely house before unification of Italy?

a)

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

b)

Lombardy

c)

Venetia

d)

Sardinia-Piedmont

11.

Following Italy's unification, who ruled as its first king?

a)

Victor Emmanuel II

b)

Napoleon III

c)

Frances I

d)

Wilhelm II

12.
Unification is…
a)
The belief that one should be loyal to the ruler of a country
b)
The belief that one should be loyal to the country, not ruler
c)
The process of uniting separate areas into one country
d)
The process of gaining new colonies
13.
How did Nationalism lead to political changes in Europe?
a)
The desire for self-rule led to revolutions
b)
It spurred investment in factories
c)
It led to Communist revolutions
d)
It returned royal families to power
14.
Which of the following terms refers to a time in Italy when people began to think about uniting the Italian peninsula into the nation of Italy?
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Renaissance
d)
Risorgimento
15.

Which of these is a term for the political strategy used by Cavour to gain the support of the people?

a)

Realpolitik

b)

Anschluss

c)

Operation Enduring Freedom

d)

Hearts and Minds

16.

The Sword or Muscle of Italian Unification: kicks the Spanish out of Southern Italy; wins the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and gives it to Victor Emmanuel II

a)

Garibaldi

b)

Cavour

c)

Mazzini

d)

Bismarck

17.

The Heart of Italian Unification: starts the Young Italy Movement

a)

Cavour

b)

Mazzini

c)

Garibaldi

d)

Bismarck

18.

The Brains of Italian Unification: unites the northern Italian states; uses realpolitik

a)

Cavour

b)

Mazzini

c)

Garibaldi

d)

Bismarck

19.

What are two of the most famous mountain chains in Italy

a)

Appenines

b)

Alps

c)

Andes

d)

Pyrenees

20.

Why was it difficult to unify Italy?

a)

It is composed of tiny islands

b)

Donald Trump tried to build a wall

c)

Different people identified with different regions

d)

Camillo Cavour wanted to separate northern southern Italy

21.

What was the goal of Giuseppe Garibaldi?

a)

to create an Italian republic

b)

to create a new Sicilian republic

c)

to gain independence from England

d)

to help Napoleon overthrow Austria

22.

What was Young Italy's Purpose

a)

Disrupt Local Government

b)

Worship God

c)

Collect Taxes

d)

Protect Royalty

23.

After the Fall of the Roman Empire did Italy...

a)

Get conquered

b)

Unite

c)

Split into many city states

d)

Disappear

24.
Austria controlled Lombardy and what other area further east?
a)
Parma
b)
Venetia
c)
Modena
d)
Tuscany
25.
What patriotic group was formed in the beginning of the unification of Italy?
a)
Young Italy
b)
Old Italy
c)
Red Shirts
d)
United Italy
26.
Who organized Young Italy?
a)
Cavour
b)
Garibaldi
c)
The Pope
d)
Mazzini
27.
What country helped Sardinia against Austria in return for Nice and Savoy?
a)
France
b)
Prussia
c)
Austria
d)
Russia
28.
What state did Italy receive for helping Prussia wage war against Austria?
a)
Lombardy
b)
Parma
c)
Tuscany
d)
Venetia
29.

Which is the best definition of 'Risorgimento'?

a)

Means 're-emergence' of Italian nationalism that many Italians supported and led to Italian unification.

b)

Means 'resurgence' or 'rebirth' and is used to explain how Italy became a unified state by 1870.

c)

Means 'resurgence' or 'rebirth'. The nationalist movement that led to the creation of the Italian state, although the extent of Risorgimento is debated.

30.

What did the Napoleonic invasion do for Risorgimento?

a)

Suppressed it.

b)

Encouraged it.

c)

Ironically, made it less popular.

d)

Paradoxically, given it was brought by an invader, it encouraged it.

31.

Unification was a major preoccupation of the peasants.

a)

True

b)

False

32.
Which of the following DID NOT have claims in Italy before unification?
a)
Austria
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Catholic Church
33.
The first regions to be unified under the new Italy were
a)
Sardinia/Piedmont
b)
Austrian North Italy
c)
The 2 Sicilies
d)
Papal States
34.
What situation angered Italian Nationalists the most?
a)
Catholic control of the Papal States
b)
Spanish control of Sicily
c)
French control of ancient Rome
d)
Austrian control of Northern Italy
35.
Giuseppe Garibaldi is famous for liberating which region?
a)
The Papal States
b)
The 2 Sicilies
c)
Austrian Northern Italy
d)
Rome
36.

Italian Events:


Which is the first event?

a)

In 1871 Victor Emmanuel marches into Rome to be proclaimed King of Italy.

b)

Count Cavour embarks allies with Napoleon III and the French

c)

Garibaldi and the Piedmontese king fight Austria and her allies for control of Italy.

37.

Italian Events:


Which is the second event?

a)

In 1871 Victor Emmanuel marches into Rome to be proclaimed King of Italy.

b)

Count Cavour embarks allies with Napoleon III and the French

c)

Garibaldi and the Piedmontese king fight Austria and her allies for control of Italy.

38.

Italian Events:


Which is the third event?

a)

In 1871 Victor Emmanuel marches into Rome to be proclaimed King of Italy.

b)

Count Cavour embarks allies with Napoleon III and the French

c)

Garibaldi and the Piedmontese king fight Austria and her allies for control of Italy.

39.

This vocabulary word is used to describe "pride in one's country; desire for self-rule."

a)

nationalism

b)

appeasement

c)

militarism

d)

containment

40.

This person stood to become the first leader of a united Italy, following Garibaldi's wars in the South

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm I

b)

Victor Emmanuel II

c)

Otto von Bismarck

d)

Giuseppe Mazzini

41.

This vocabulary word is used to describe a political state whose people also share the same language and culture

a)

an empire

b)

a city-state

c)

a melting pot

d)

a nation-state

42.

This was the name given to the secret society formed by Giuseppe Mazzini in Italy.

a)

Resurgence

b)

Risorgimento

c)

Young Italy

d)

the Red Shirts

43.

This was the name given to Giuseppe Garibaldi's group of militant supporters, who helped him with the southern states of Italy.

a)

the guerillas

b)

Young Italy

c)

the Red Shirts

d)

the Resurgence fighters

44.

This was the nickname given to Count Camillo di Cavour during the Italian nationalist movement.

a)

The "soul"

b)

The "brain"

c)

The "pen"

d)

the "sword"

45.

This vocabulary word is used to describe “realistic policies “ such as the right of a nation-state to pursue its own advantage by any means, including war and the refusal of treaties.

a)

Militarism

b)

Scarcity

c)

Realpolitik

d)

Humanism

46.
Giuseppe Mazzini was a Carbonari who called for Italian patriots to join the 
a)
Strong Italian Movement
b)
Classic Italian Movement
c)
Young Italy Movement
47.
Cavour believed the biggest obstacle in the way of unifying Italy was
a)
France
b)
The Alps
c)
the Church 
d)
Austria
48.
What was ignited as a result of Napoleon's conquest of Europe?
a)
socialist sentiments
b)
nationalist sentiments
c)
imperialistic sentiments
d)
religious sentiments
49.
Which two groups of people led nationalist movements?
a)
radicals and liberals
b)
conservatives and democrats
c)
military and religious leaders
d)
nobility and monarchs
50.

What are the two main aspects of nationalist movements?

a)

unite and fight

b)

unite and disbanned

c)

unification and equality

d)

unification and separation

51.
What was "sparked" or ignited as a result of the Napoleonic Wars?
a)
socialist ideas
b)
nationalist ideas
c)
imperialistic ideas
d)
religious ideas
52.
Garibaldi is called "The hero of the two Worlds" because he 
a)
fought in Italy and in North America
b)
fought in Italy and in South America
c)
discovered a new planet
d)
discovered America
53.
Whose actions in the early 1800s seemed to have started Nationalism in both Germany and Italy along with the rest of Europe?
a)
Bismarck
b)
Napoleon
c)
Cavour
d)
Robespierre
54.
Which of the following was the major player behind Italian Unification?
a)
Piedmont-Sardinia
b)
Prussia
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
France
55.
In what year did Italy become a unified nation?
a)
1862
b)
1864
c)
1863
d)
1860
56.
The majority of Revolutions of 1848...
a)
Failed and returned to conservatism
b)
Ended with liberal constitutions
c)
Gave equal rights to the working classes
d)
Brought about nationalistic unifications
57.
A political philosophy based on the idea that people should be as free as possible from government restraint. This is the definition of
a)
militarism
b)
imperialism
c)
liberalism
d)
nationalism
58.
Why were the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 so widespread?
a)
People opposed nationalism
b)
People supported absolute monarchs
c)
Trade increased and united Europe into a market economy
d)
Enlightenment ideas and nationalism had spread across Europe
59.
How did Nationalism lead to political changes in Europe?
a)
The desire for self-rule led to revolutions
b)
It spurred investment in factories
c)
It led to Communist revolutions
d)
It returned royal families to power
60.
Which of the following individuals played a central role in unifying Italy using the ideas of Realpolitik?
a)
Pope Pius IX
b)
Camillo Benso di Cavour
c)
Otto von Bismarck
d)
Guiseppe Garibaldi
61.
In 1859, Piedmont allied itself with France. Which person was the French leader of the alliance?
a)
Count Cavour 
b)
Napoleon III  
c)
Giuseppe Verdi 
d)
Charles II
62.
Who unified much of Southern Italy with only a volunteer army in 1860?
a)
Giuseppe Mazzini  
b)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
c)
Cavour
d)
Emmanuel II
63.
Austria occupied these two territories of Itlay
a)
Sardinia and Piedmont 
b)
Sardinia and Naples
c)
Sicily and Naples
d)
Lombardy and Venetia
64.

Which state controlled Central Italy?

a)

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

b)

The Papal States

c)

Tuscany

d)

Modena

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