1. Why was Italy not unified in 1848 - 49?
The start of a nationalist movement aimed at unifying Italy started in the years after 1815. Napoleon's rule of Italy was important for triggering this. Nevertheless, as you will see from the pages below, removing foreign influence and unifying the peninsular were challenging tasks and little progress had been made by 1848 - 49. In the years 1815 - 1847 there was a growing interest in unification of Italy. However,...