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Italian Vocab Pack 4
Italian Vocab Pack 4
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Undergraduate 3
09/24/2012

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Term

il corteo

Definition
procession/demonstration
Term

la sella

Definition
the saddle
Term

il fantino

Definition
the jockey
Term

la lotta

Definition
conflict/fight
Term

What were the 4 nations that controlled Italy before its unification?

Definition
Spain, England, France, Austria
Term

il risorgimento

Definition
revival/rebirth/raise up
Term

 What year did the Congress of Vienna take place?

Definition
1914-1915
Term

What was the purpose of the Congress of Vienna?

Definition
To give a balanced settlement and to restore monarchies across Europe
Term

lo scopo

Definition
goal/purpose
Term

What was the name of Giuseppe Mazzini's Unification Movement?

Definition
La Giovane Italia
Term

Did Mazzini want a monarchy in Italy?

Definition
No, he wanted a Republic.
Term

Who was Camillo Cavour?

Definition
The prime minister of the Italian Region Piemonte
Term

scatenare

Definition
to trigger/iniziare una guerra
Term

Il Reigno Piemonte becomes allies with France. France is ready to help Piemonte fight against Austria, but on what condition?

Definition
France will get Nice and the region Savoy in return.
Term

Who was the general who led the thousand soldiers from Genova to Sicily?

Definition
Garibaldi
Term

Which parts of Italy were still not unified in 1861?

Definition
The Papal State and Veneto
Term

What happens to the Pope and Rome in 1871?

Definition
There is an agreement between Italy and the Pope: the Pope now has his own autonomal state (Vaticano), and the church is out of politics
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