FREE ESSAY ON UNIFICATION OF ITALY

UNIFICATION OF ITALY

The statement powerful forces are more dominant than any leader in making history is
false. Men with power can be more influential than an economy, nationalism, or
liberalism. Camillo Benso better known as Count Cavour or plain Cavour was the man mainly
responsible for uniting Italy. Cavour though a series of fighting and diplomacy united
the country.
Cavour, Prime Minister in piedmont, insults the king of Piedmont. As a result he gets
thrown out of the country because of his wanting to unite Italy. He is interested in
politics and the status of Italy so he goes to England to read the free press. In doing
this he learns English. By discovering what is happening in the world he goes back to
Italy and becomes a philanthropist and builds railroads in Italy and shows the peasants
how to turn there subsistence farming to cash crops. After to spread his influence
throughout Italy he made the Risorgimento a newspaper in Italy. This newspaper had two
reasons for being created: Cavour wanted a constitution for Italy and wanted to get
Austrian troops out of Italian soil. The reason for Austria's presents was it wanted to
keep Italy spread apart so it wouldn't have two enemies to deal with on both borders, the
north (Prussia) and the south (Italy). There was a vote was taken during this time and
the countries of Tuscany, Parma, Modena and the Papal States. This made Italy and France
was an accomplice. Now that Italy was a country Garibalbi , a popular revolutionary,
retired after being defeated at Naples. Cavour had now done what he had planed and formed
a united Italy.
Before Bismark comes into play in the unification there are procuresses to his entrance.
The Zollerin is one of them. It is the formal Customs Union use by the Prussian. This
brought chaos to the economic system of the German states. The other factors that come
into play is that Prussia and Geramn have one Railroad and telegraph system. In the
1860's the balance of power reversed itself. Now Prussia had the power to pursue uniting
Germany. Prussia also had another advantage all their armies were equipped with the new
breech loading rifles.
Germany under the influence of one man was united. The main influence of this unification
is man named Bismark. Otto Von Bismark was made Prussian delegate at the Diet of
Frankfurt. Bismark ignored the constitutional problem of the German Confederacy and in
its place made military reforms. Germany finally becomes united with hand of Bismark.
In conclusion men with power are more influential than any kind of forces. Bismark and
Cavour were that influential power that changed or united their country's' states.
Without those men present day Italy and Germany would not be anything now.