Friday, March 18, 2011

Italian Unification FRQ

Contrast Mazzini and Garibaldi's revolutionary views with those of revolutionaries in France.


The fight for Italian unification was a huge ordeal in Italy's history; this is just like the French Revolution's impact on the French people.  Leading fighters in the process of Italian unification were Mazzini and Garibaldi.  Garibaldi shared the same views as Mazzini on the topic of Italian unification; they both believed that Italy should become a unified state.  The revolutionaries of the French Revolution were fighting for France to become an independent nation.  Mazzini and Garibaldi were important revolutionaries in Italian history due to the fact that they both took the view that Italy should become a unified, independent nation, which made them similar to the French revolutionaries who fought for France to become its own, unified, independent nation.


Mazzini came before Garibaldi in Italian history, but he had a huge impact on the views of Garibaldi. Garibaldi believed, like Mazzini, that Italy should become a unified nation.  Parts of Italy were being ruled by foreign powers, and they were not able to work together.  Rome was one of the leading cities in Italy that did not want to become unified to the rest of Italy.  Rome was ruled by the pope and the Vatican; therefore, they did not want to give up some of their power in order to make Italy a unified nation.  Eventually, the power of the Vatican was lessened due to a vote by the people; this was one of the steps to Italy becoming a working nation.  Mazzini and Garibaldi were very important in Italy's battle for unity because they were such huge supporters of the unification itself.


The revolutionaries during the French Revolution were fighting for France to become an independent nation.  The people were tired of their government, which caused them to protest and voice their opinions.  These protests eventually broke out into the French Revolution.  Thousands of lives were lost during the French Revolution, and it was an extremely devastating time for the French people.  These people fighting were showing their contempt for the government through their protesting, which eventually prevailed over the government's power.  France was a much stronger and unified nation after they had become independent, despite the devastation that they had endured through such a violent war.


Within the case of Italian unification and the case of the French Revolution, the people were all fighting for a similar cause: independence and unity.  The people were fighting for their weak nation to become a stronger one.  The people knew that they would be much better off with their own government, but they were going to have to fight hard for it.  Mazzini and Garibaldi were the main leaders fighting for Italian unification, which makes them similar to the French revolutionaries who were fighting for their independence.  They all knew that they had to voice their opinions in order to create a change in their country.  Mazzini and Garibaldi knew that they needed to give the Italian people a voice in order to spark the reaction needed to produce Italy's unification.


Italy's unification and the French Revolution are both huge benchmarks in the countries' histories. They brought about tremendous change, and made each country stronger as individuals.  Mazzini and Garibaldi were huge players in the fight for Italian unification, and without them Italy probably would not have been able to become unified.  The revolutionaries in France were the people who brought about such an enormous change in their country.  Without the people expressing their opinions and protesting, it would have been much more difficult for France to become an independent nation.  Italy and France were not fighting for the exact same thing, but they were still fighting for similar things: to make their nations stronger.

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