Lesson Y215.4
Y215.4 Italy 1861–1896 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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What 1848 Piedmontese constitution was extended across the newly united Kingdom of Italy in 1861?
- Pact of Plombières
- Statuto Albertino
- Legge Pica
- Non Expedit
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Which city served as the first official capital of the unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861?
- Rome
- Milan
- Florence
- Turin
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What term describes the imposition of Piedmontese laws, administrative systems, and leaders across united Italy?
- Piedmontisation
- Risorgimento
- Irredentism
- Trasformismo
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Which conflict erupted in southern Italy between 1861 and 1865 against the new Italian state?
- War of Outlaws
- Brigands' War
- Sicilian Revolt
- Ten Years' War
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Which hated tax on grain milling was introduced by the Italian government in 1868?
- Salt tax
- Macinato tax
- Dog tax
- Window tax
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What regional socio-economic disparity between northern and southern Italy emerged as a major national issue?
- Campagna
- Risorgimento
- Mezzogiorno
- Trasformismo
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What Italian territory was acquired from Austria following the Austro-Prussian War of 1866?
- Venetia
- Savoy
- Rome
- Lombardy
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Which battle in 1867 saw Garibaldi defeated by French and Papal forces near Rome?
- Battle of Custoza
- Battle of Lissa
- Battle of Solferino
- Battle of Mentana
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What major European war in 1870 allowed Italian troops to enter and capture Rome?
- Austro-Prussian War
- Crimean War
- Russo-Turkish War
- Franco-Prussian War
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Which papal decree issued in 1874 forbade Italian Catholics from participating in national elections?
- Rerum Novarum
- Non Expedit
- Syllabus of Errors
- Unam Sanctam
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What political practice of forming centrist parliamentary coalitions was introduced by Prime Minister Agostino Depretis?
- Piedmontisation
- Clientelismo
- Squadrismo
- Trasformismo
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Which military alliance did Italy join in 1882 alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary?
- Dual Alliance
- Triple Entente
- Triple Alliance
- Holy Alliance
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Which East African territory became Italy's first official colony in 1890?
- Eritrea
- Libya
- Abyssinia
- Somalia
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At which 1896 battle was the Italian army disastrously defeated by Ethiopian forces?
- Battle of Dogali
- Battle of Massawa
- Battle of Keren
- Battle of Adwa
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Which authoritarian Prime Minister dominated Italian politics between 1887 and 1896, promoting imperial expansion?
- Giovanni Giolitti
- Camillo Cavour
- Francesco Crispi
- Agostino Depretis
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Which 1863 emergency law suspended constitutional rights to suppress anti-government unrest in southern Italy?
- Siccardi Law
- Rattazzi Law
- Zanardelli Code
- Pica Law
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What name was given to the dispute between the Italian state and the Papacy after 1870?
- Eastern Question
- Southern Question
- Papal Schism
- Roman Question
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Which law was passed by the Italian parliament in 1871 to guarantee the Pope's independence?
- Law of Guarantees
- Law of Concordat
- Law of Encroachments
- Law of Vatican
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Which popular peasant movement in Sicily was crushed by Prime Minister Crispi in 1894?
- Carbonari
- Young Italy
- Fasci Siciliani
- Red Brigades
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What naval defeat did Italy suffer against Austria during the Third War of Independence in 1866?
- Battle of Novara
- Battle of Lissa
- Battle of Taranto
- Battle of Lepanto
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