Pearson Edexcel A Level · History (9HI0)

The unification of Italy, c1830–70: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 4 written questions with worked solutions. All on The unification of Italy, c1830–70.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which secret society, founded by Giuseppe Mazzini in 1831, aimed to create a single, united, and republican Italian nation through popular education and insurrection?

Question 2

1 mark

During the period 1861–65, the term 'Piedmontisation' was most closely associated with which challenge to Italian unity?

Question 3

1 mark

What was the significance of the meeting at Teano in October 1860?

Question 4

1 mark

Which secret society, founded by Giuseppe Mazzini in 1831, was dedicated to creating a united, independent, and republican Italy?

Question 5

1 mark

Which 1852 appointment by Victor Emmanuel II significantly accelerated the economic and diplomatic rise of Piedmont as the leader of Italian unification?

Question 6

3 marks

In what way did the appointment of Camillo di Cavour as Prime Minister in 1852 impact the political stability of Piedmont?

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Question 7

5 marks

In the context of the 1830s, how did the secret societies, such as the Carbonari, undermine the political geography of the restored Italian states?

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Question 8

3 marks

Explain one way in which the 1830-32 revolutions in the Italian states were a challenge to the restored order established by the Congress of Vienna.

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Question 9

7 marks

The Unification of Italy, c1830–70

This question focuses on the challenges and consolidation of the Italian state.

(a) Explain why the revolutions of 1848–49 failed to achieve Italian unification in the short term. [6]

(b) ‘The intervention of Napoleon III was the most significant factor in the creation of the Kingdom of Italy in the years 1858–61.’

Assess the validity of this view. [14]

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