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    Giuseppe Garibaldi “The Sword” of Italian Unification ”My goal, which was, I believe, shared by most italians at that time, was to unite the country and rid it of foreign powers. Those who gave Italy her freedom would earn her people’s gratitude” (Garibaldi, page 6). During the age of Italian unification, there were three men who fought for her (Italy’s) freedom. Those men were Cavour the brains, Mazzini the soul, and Garibaldi the sword (Chastain). Giuseppe Garibaldi was born in Nice in 1807 (Garibaldi

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    Giuseppe Garibaldi never lacked admirers. In my eyes he is one of the best world leaders because he was a great man and unified many places like Italy. For a period of time he was the most widely known person in the world, as an Italian revolutionary Garibaldi became a worldwide celebrity even before he succeeded in uniting Italy. He was an Italian general and politician who played a large role during the creation of Italy as the country we now know it to be. He helped free Italy from foreign rule

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    The Life of Garibaldi Giuseppe Garibaldi was born in Nice, France in 1807. He spent most of his youth as a sailor on Mediterranean merchant ships. In 1883 he joined Young Italy, the movement organised by the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini. He believed that all Italian people should be free and that Italyshould not only be independent, but also an integrated republic. Italyhad been left completely fragmented by the settlements reached at Congress of Vienna

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    In the 1840’s, Giuseppe Garibaldi left his entire life in order to unify Italy. Could Americans do the same if the need arose? Would they be willing to leave their entire existence for the betterment of society? Although there are not many reasons I would leave my life, if necessary I would rebel for freedom of religion, education, and freedom of speech. Religious freedom is one entitlement I would revolt for. A study by the Pew Research Center shows 22.8% of Americans do not affiliate with a single

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    involved the courage and strength of three incredible men. Giuseppe Mazzini, Giuseppe Garibaldi, and Camillo Cavour put fourth tremendous efforts to unite Italy. During the early to mid 1700s, the

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    How significant was the role of individuals in the making of modern Italy in the period c1800-1900? The making of modern Italy undoubtedly did not come easily, since the Italian peninsula was so diverse politically and culturally into many individual and independent states; which were dominated by foreign powers. Unification did not happen due to a single factor, but it took over half a century for several factors to finally unite Italy, even if it was for name sake only. It is fairly accurate to

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    the objects or people you see in the cartoon. There are two people, Victor Emanuel 2nd and Giuseppe Garibaldi, map of united Italy, Garibaldi inside and Victor 2nd outside, Victor’s bag, Garibaldi’s hat and sword. Words 1. Identify the cartoon caption and/or title The title of this cartoon is “The man in possession” which means that Garibaldi has Italy in his hands and Victor is waiting for Garibaldi to give it to him. 2. Locate three words or phrases used by the cartoonist to identify objects

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    willingness and cooperation are needed. All of those were crucial for the unification of Italy, but moreover it was the two men that have contributed the most; Count Camillo di Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi. They were completely different. Cavour was the leading strategic power behind the unification and Garibaldi was the national hero inspiring the masses. It cannot be denied that the success of the unification of Italy depended on both of them. Although Cavour was the leading figure in the Italian

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    The Italian Unification is a time period during which Italy becomes unified as one country. While trying to unify the country there were obstacles faced and conquered by Mazzini, Cavour, and Garibaldi as they continued to unify Italy. They pushed Nationalism on the people. The problems that were faced during the time of the unification were the Austrian occupation of Lombardy and Venice. Also, the land still belonged to the Pope and not the government which meant that it did not really belong to

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    The Unification of Italy Before Unification Before unification, Italy was made up of several small countries. These separate countries seemed to share a common culture and language. From these similarities many people wanted to unify in nationalism. Napoleon had invaded Italy in 1796, so unification was not possible until he was defeated in 1814. A map of Italy before Unification. After Napoleon’s downfall Italy was made up of: Kingdom of two Sicilies, The Papal states, the Austrian empire

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