What Caused Italian Unification?

What caused Italian Unification? How did Italy, a country that was split into different states and empires who didn't always get along for over a thousand years come together in only about twenty?

A desire for independence and autonomy was commonplace in 19th century Europe as groups that had been split apart or ruled by foreigners for centuries sought to build their own nation-states, and Italy was no exception.

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Risorgimento
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Italian Unification, 1820-1871
Martin Collier, 2003

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Vivaldi Spring. John Harrison, violin.

[quaggaokapibara]

A bit late but I spotted an inaccuracy in that the provinces of central Italy should have included the northern part of the Papal States.

[QuizzersTV]

Another great video explaining these complicated conflicts. Amazing how recent this history is. Also just spotted your name change! 👋

[vicky]

Very informative👏👏👏. I hope you are and continue to stay safe healthy and happy🙏💭💕

[lehistoryconnoisseur]

I'm curious how do you decide what video to do next?

[tonytagliaferri]

The history it is narrated in the video:"Regno delle due Sicilie Ass.Sentimento Meridiano Dott.A.Romano da Stato Avanzato a colonia", with proves documented from the milit.archives, univers.archive and others, also interesting the video:"L'Inghilterra contro il Regno delle due Sicilie--unita'd'Italia made in London", the video:"La piu'grande rapina della storia 3", the book:"La storia proibita.Quando i piemontesi invasero il sud", of the Prof.A.Romano and other 8 histor., the book:"Il REgno delle due Sicilie.Tutta la verita'", of the Prof.Gustavo Rinaldi, the video:"I Primati del Regno delle due Sicilie", the video:"L'attacco dello stato all'industria meridionale", the video:"Ruberie dei Mille, Ippolito Nievo e la prima strage di stato", the book:"Cronaca civile e militare delle due Sicilie sotto la dinastia borbonica", of the Prof.Luigi Del Pozzo, the video:"Regno delle due Sicilie--citazioni illustri", parte 1, 2 e 3, the video:"La storia oscura di Garibaldi, uomo spregiudicato che la storia ce lo presenta come video:"034 Le pillole di Angela/Garibaldi libertador", the censimenti of Francesco Saverio Nitti, the book:"Garibaldi.L'invenzione di un eroe", of the histor., prof.Lucy Riall, the video:"Le condizioni del Mezzogiorno negli atti ufficiali del primo Parlamento italiano", the book:"Garibaldi, Fauchet e i predatori del Regno del sud", ecc.ecc.

[alexx]

Great video but some small mistakes. Austria didn't strike first because they saw what was going on, they did it because Cavour provoked them by making his army march along the border with Lombardy

[dokholidayy]

Pretty decent video for a small channel

[aleksanderkochelak]

In XIX Poland didn't exist. It terytory was participade between Russia, Prussia (later Germany Empire) and Austria (later Austria-Hungary).

[iMorands]

And now we just have to wait for a new invitation when France leaves Nizza and Corsica.

[TommyTheWalker]

For your information Venetia and Lombardy was added to Italy by forcing them to vote for unification. Super easy but filled with a lot of BS