Question 4 - Past Year Questions - 3 Marks - Chapter 1 Class 10 History - Rise of Nationalism in Europe - History

This question was asked in (CBSE SQP 2020-21)

“Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation”. Explain.

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Points to Remember

Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation.

1. Italians scattered over states and the multinational Habsburg empire.
2. Italy was divided into seven states .
3. Sardinia-Piedmont was ruled by an Italian Princely house.
4. Giuseppe Mazzini
5. King Victor Emmanuel II

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Answer to be written in the exam

   Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation.

1. Italians were scattered and under the rule of several dynasties and multinational Habsburg empire .
2. Giuseppe Mazzini formed a secret society called Young Italy to spread his ideas related to unification of Italy.
3. Victor Emmanuel II emerged as the new king of the united Italy in 1861.