Cavour
Of the three main figures of the Italian Risorgimento, Cavour best understood how to use nationalism to achieve his goal. Mazzini failed to gain support of the majority of the people, while Garibaldi merely provided military assistance. What neither man understood was the importance of Foreign aid. Mazzini even went as far as to oppose assistance from outside, thinking that if Italy were to gain independence on its own, the bonds within the country would be stronger. He failed to think of the consequences should they not succeed. Cavour however knew how to gain support of the people and recognized the importance of foreign aid. As stated by Geoffrey Bruun, “To... work out a formula whereby the Italian people and their rulers could be united called for patience, insight, moderation, compromise and political realism. One man who combined these qualities in the requisite proportions was Camillo di Cavour.” (Bruun 63) Cavour showed Nationalistic traits for most of his life. At the age of ten, he was enrolled in military school, but by age 18, his nationalism was already emerging and with it came complications which eventually led to imprisonment and later, his resignation. During his military career, he was transferred to Genoa whe
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Napoleon III, Risorgimento Cavour, Pius IX, Victor Emmanuel, Cavour Nationalistic, Italians Austrians, House Commons, Emmanuel II, French Revolutions, Venetia Cavour, napoleon iii, victor emmanuel, foreign aid, lombardy venetia, victor emmanuel ii, austria war, cries italy, aid napoleon, importance foreign, italian confederation, control lombardy, italy victor emmanuel, importance foreign aid, control lombardy venetia, aid napoleon iii,
Approximate Word count = 1370
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
 |
