Storiascopio · Era 10 of 12 · lower secondary year 2
The unification of Italy
1861 · Turin, Italy
In short
On 17 March 1861 in Turin, then the capital, Parliament proclaimed the birth of the Kingdom of Italy, with Victor Emmanuel II as king. The new state still lacked Venice, which joined in 1866, and Rome, reached by the Italian army in 1870 and later made the capital. Count Cavour, who had guided Piedmont's policy, died a few months later. Italians were at last in a single country, but they spoke different dialects and a great many could not read.
Why it matters 17 March is remembered every year in Italy as National Unity Day.
Source: Treccani, entry “Risorgimento”
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1712Event 20 of 251895
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
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