Italian Unification - Part 2: Kingdom of Italy | Background History

During the Year of Revolutions Italy had failed to unify. But after 1849, a new challanger appeared that might achieve the ultimate goal of Italian Unifaction, with a little help from an overly ambitious mustachioed Frenchman and a daring adventurer!
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MUSIC AND SOUND CREDITS
Title card and chapter music by Matthijs Rooks, check him out!
matthijsrooks.nl/
"Local Forecast - Elevator" by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.com/music/
"Radetzky March" by United States Navy Band via www.navyband.navy.mil/
Other sound effects from www.zapsplat.com/
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SOURCES
⮞ Books:
• Davis, A. ed., Italy in the Nineteenth Century (New York, 2000)
• Nieuwenhuis, W., De Vuist van Piemonte: De geschiedenis van de eenwording van Italië (Amsterdam, 2014)
• Palmer, R.R., J. Colton & L. Kramer, A History of Europe in the Modern World (New York, 2014)
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IMAGE AND MAPS CREDITS
Texture for the background from: 3djungle.net/textures/​​
⮞ Maps:
• The base map is based on OpenStreetMap:
www.openstreetmap.org/
• Italy in the 19th century:
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• Ottoman Empire:
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• French Algeria:
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• Prussia:
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00:00 Intro
00:11 Cavour
03:30 Second Italian War of Independence
08:28 Expedition of the Thousand
13:23 Italy Resurged

[@BackgroundHistory]

Goeiedei freonen, you might be wondering 'Hey Italy isn't Fryslân, I thought you made video's about Frisian history?' Well don't fret my brother, next video will continue our dive into Frisian history. In the meantime enjoy this new two-parter on the Unification of Italy! Edit: Just as an fyi, in the video I am talking about republicanism. I am referring here to the political ideology of desiring an end of monarchy and introduction of a republic. And I'm not referring to the American political party.

[@oramalovrauan]

Honestly, in doing my school project this video is by far best I have seen and I am shocked by how little views and support there are, you deserve so much more. The quality of the video and visual presentation of information is excellent. Thank you a lot !!

[@BackgroundHistory]

Thank you for the compliment, hope the video helped you with the project!

[@mscoyote50]

Thank you!

[@gmalcolms]

The spedizione dei mille was able to succeed because the Sicilians had been revolting for years (and winning their freedom temporarily in 1848) and had militias ready to rise up again, especially in Trapani and Palermo. Crispi had been a leader of the 1848 revolution and was trusted by the local militias (unlike Garibali and most of his men, who were northerners). Crispi snuck back into Sicily to coordinate with the locals and that's why they were ready to rise up when Garibali landed. The Bristish also blockaded the harbor of Palermo, preventing the king from reinforcing the garrision there.

[@BackgroundHistory]

Oh that's pretty interesting, I was unaware that Graibaldi wasn't very popular on the island. I was going to talk a bit more about the Sicilian unrest and Crispi at first, but it needed quite some explanation so I kept it a bit more shortened.

[@wilcolindeboom5588]

Great second part, you should do a series on the Burgundian dukes, maybe after Fryslân?

[@BackgroundHistory]

That's an interesting topic, might do that someday!