Essential+Questions

//**1. Why did a united Italy make sense to those who favored unification?**// Italy was orginaly in a monarcy and ruled by Kings and Queens, but wanted their own government and freedom, to be treated as indeviduals not playing pawns.

//**2.What were the obstacles in the way of Italian unification, and why might these obstacles make unification difficult?**// The people in Italy consittered them selfs from all different nationalities but yet were a united nation, and fought that way. The Italian leaders made all different groups to try to unify Italy and make every one happy and not fight agenst each other.
 * //3.What steps did the Italian leaders take to unify, or ignite nationalist feelings, in the peo//ple**?

//**4.What military steps were taken in order to free Italian people from oppressive rule?**// Napoleon the first invaded Italy and spread the idea of liberalism. In 1848, Charles Albert also declared war on Austria. They failed. Giuseppe Garibaldi then launched an invasion to end the monarchy in Italy and succeeded. Garibaldi and Cavour become rivals and disrupt the drive toward Italian unification. Cavour sent an army into the Papal States, captured them, and prevented Garibaldi from marching on Rome. This then made peace between them and created a unified Italy.

//**5.What nationalist groups were formed and created in order to strengthen the unification movemen**t?// Freedom Fighters in 1848 and Young Italy in 1830

//**6.What challenges did a united Italy face when they finally were brought together as a nation-state?**// One of the stuggles was deciding how Italy was going to be governed. Garabaldi wanted a republic so everyone has rights, but they were deciding to change it or keep it to a monarchy.

//**7.What role did Napoleon play in the Unification of Italy?**// The invasion of Napoleon sparked the idea of National unity.

The groups that were formed were conservatives because they wanted change and a better government of unification throughout Italy with rights. The rest were liberals because they wanted to stay a monarchy cause' they were afraid of change.
 * 8.Explain the viewpoint of the liberals and the conservatives with regards to Italian Unification.**

They gained rights and don't have to be ruled by one person (King) and had much more freedom which got people together to discuss what they wanted from their freedom.
 * 9.How does Nationalism unify the people of the Italian States?**