History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET June 2011 History
For the unification of Italy, 'Young Italy' was formed by
ACavour
BVictor Emmanuel
CGaribaldi
DMazzini ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Mazzini — Young Italy was founded by Giuseppe Mazzini, so the answer is Mazzini.
Explanation
★Young Italy was founded by Giuseppe Mazzini, so the answer is Mazzini.
★He started it in 1831 to work for a united, republican Italian nation.
★The movement inspired the youth and gave ideological force to the Risorgimento, the struggle for Italian unification.
★Cavour was the shrewd Prime Minister of Piedmont who used diplomacy to drive unification.
★Garibaldi led the Red Shirts and the Expedition of the Thousand that won southern Italy.
★Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont became the first king of a united Italy in 1861.
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