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Question

1. all of the following apply to the italian nationalist movement of the 1860's except
a. france withdrew its troops from defending the papal state by 1861
b. cavour's liberal Il Risogimento became a public mouthpiece supporting Italian unity
c. sardinia's role in the crimean war had gained it valuable allies during the 1860's
d. austria lost the majority of its italian territories by 1861
e. garibaldi's military victories in sicily and naples supported the efforts of cavour

2. which of the following identifies the nature of the Ems Dispatch?
a. kaiser william II applauds the failure of jameson's raid
b. great britain demands germany withdraw its troops from poland
c. germany insults france over the spanish succession
d. mexico is promised support from germany in regaining its former territories
e. serbia is given an ultimatum by austria in response to the death of the archduke

Answer 1

Question 1
Italian Unification (Risorgimento)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risorgimento

A is the answer. "Nonetheless, French troops remained in Rome to protect the Pope until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_III_of_France

B is true. Il Risorgimento was a newspaper favoring unity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Camillo_Benso_di_Cavour

C is true.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sardinia

D is true
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro-Sardinian_War

Question 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ems_dispatch
The answer is C. The issue was succession.