Essential+Questions

1: Why did the united Italy make sense to those who favored unification? __//**Answer**//__: First it made economic sense to unify Italy as it would be easier to trade among the cities and towns in this country. They all spoke the same language which would aide communication and geographically would benifit all Italians.

2: What were the obstacles in the way of Italian unification and why might these obstacles make unification difficult? __//**Answer**//__: The first obstacle was the congress of Vienna who paid no attention to the people of Italy which made it very difficult to organize or have any hope of unification. Also was the fact that different portions of Italy were ruled by various other countries which meant that they would be forced to negotiate any hopes of unifying with several countries.

3: What steps did italian leaders take to unify or ignight nationals feelings in the people? __//**Answer**//__: Prime minister Cavour tried to improve agriculture and the economy, built railroads, and supported free trade which were some ways of improving moral among the nationalists.

4: What military steps were taken in order to free Italian people from oppressive rule? __//**Answer:**//__ Garibaldi along with Cavour ruitcruted forces, provided weapons, and supplied ships to help take control of Sicily. Emmanuel teamed up with Garibaldi and his forces Naples. Victor Emmanuel II was eventially crowned king of Italy.

5: What nationalist groups were formed and created in order to strengthen the unification movement?
 * //__Answer:__//** Garibaldi recruited forces called the Red Shirts and the Sardinians sent by Victor Emmanuel helped strengthen uthe unification movement.

6: What challenges did a united italy face when they finally were brought together as a nation- state? __//**Answer:**//__ Rivalries among different regions, and no experience with working together to achieve common goals were some of the challenges the unified Italy had faced.

__//**Answer**//__: Napoleon had promised aid to Sardinia if needed.
 * 7:** What role did Napoleon play in the unifcation of italy?

8: Explain the viewpoint of the liberals and the conservatives with regards to Italian Unification.
 * //__Answer:__//** Liberals would want the change of unifacation. conservatives would not want the change.

9. How does Nationalism unify the people of the Italian States?
 * //__Answer:__//** Nationalism helped unify the people as they shared the same language, people helped one another, and had more in common with each other as opposed to being ruled by other countries. They shared history, common bonds, and ancestors alike and tended to create a goverment for the people.