Name: The Unification of Italy: A Historic Journey
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 6 min 21 s
Description: This video explores the contributions of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Count Cavour in shaping Italy's path to unification and expelling foreign powers.

Question

What steps were taken by Cavour for the internal development of Sardinia?

Accepted Answer

Camillo Cavour was appointed Sardinia's minister of commerce and agriculture in $1850$ . Victor Emmanuel $I I$ nominated Count Cavour as Piedmont's premier in the year $1852$ .

Given that Sardinia controlled the majority of northern Italy and the Bourbons ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in the south, Count Cavour realised that Sardinia needed to grow domestically before it could make any moves against the Austrians. The following steps were taken by Cavour for the internal development of Saridinia:

He overhauled Sardinia's banking, tax, and treasury systems before obtaining financing from outside to construct railroads and factories.

Cavour's strategy had as its major objective the expulsion of Austrians from Italy. He so joined the British and French armies in the Crimean War in $1855$ . Napoleon $I I I$ consented to work with others to expel the Austrians from Italy in exchange for returning Savoy and Nice to France via Sardinia.

What steps were taken by Cavour for the internal development of Sardinia?

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