Essay About Territory Of Piedmont And Napoleon Iii

Cavour and Garibaldi
Essay title: Cavour and Garibaldi
Cavour
Pro-Unification
Goals and Why?:
1) He had no precise plan for unifying Italy
Aim to increase the territory of Piedmont by driving the Austrians from northern Italy and incorporating Lombardy and Venetia into Piedmont-Sardinia.
Launched a reform program to strengthen the economy
In order to expand Piedmont he had to make an agreement with Napoleon III to protect Piedmont
Ideology:
Nationalism and Liberalism
Allies:
France and Britain
Action Steps:
1) Strengthened Piedmonts economy (reorganizing currency, taxes, and national debt; improved agricultural methods, and encouraged new businesses.)
2) Strengthened Piedmonts army and urged Austrian-controlled Lombardy to join it (sneaky way of convincing Austria to declare war)
Anti-Unification
Goals and Why?:
1) Napoleon III feared going to war and helping out Piedmont because he was scared that the French would blame him for taking away the Popes territory
2) Napoleon III scared that Prussia would aid Austria
Ideology:
Conservatism
Allies:
Austria and Prussia
Action Steps:
1) Napoleon III signed an armistice with Austria so that Piedmont could only get Lombardy but no more.
2) King Victor Emmanuel of Piedmont accepted the peace terms from Napoleon III before Cavour could demand his state would continue war.
Garibaldi