Nationalism

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__**Italian Nationalism**__ "The eternal right which God has implanted in the peoples, that of appreciating and defining themselves their own life, and governing themselves in accordance with their own appreciation of it."  I think that the artist was in favor of the Red Coats because of the way he describes their struggle for freedom and, in the painting, showing them winning their battle.


 * Term || Definition ||
 * Giuseppe Mazzini || Formed the nationalist group called Young Italy to fight for the unification of the separate Italian states into one nation. ||
 * Camilo di Cavour || Italian statesman and premier of the kingdom of Sardinia; architect of the Italian unification movement in the late 1800s. ||
 * Giuseppe Garibaldi || Italian military and nationalist leader; he unified the southern states of Italy and joined them to the north to form the united Kingdom of Italy. ||
 * Victor Emmanuel ||  King of Sardinia-Piedmont from 1849 to 1861 and king of Italy from 1861 to 1878; he was the first king of a united Italy. ||
 * Red Shirts || Army of volunteer troops led by Giuseppe Garibaldi; in 1860 they attacked the island of Sicily and won it for the Italians ||
 * Il Risorgimento || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Italian liberal newspaper. ||

The Italian Reunification was when the various states that make up present day Italy decided they wanted to unite together to form their own country. With leaders like Cavour, they began winning independence in states like Sardinia from the Austrian empire and became closer to uniting all of Italy. Although they had been separated states for centuries, the Italians felt the need to unify because they wanted to feel a strong pride in their country. They saw countries like Great Britain and the Ottomans and how they were thriving, and they wanted that too. If they became one, unified country, maybe then they could become a world power. This motivation would come from a strong sense of nationalism throughout the state. As for their economy, I don't think that they will thrive because of the lack of industrialization in southern Italy. While most of Europe was moving forward with industry and railroads, it was like southern Italy was stuck in the past, refusing to move forward. Unless they begin to move foward and industrialize, their new economy will crash, very soon. media type="custom" key="11846790"