Why Did Piedmont-Sardinia Enter the Crimean War on the Side

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why did Piedmont-Sardinia enter the Crimean War on the side of Britain and France?

• A)Prime Minister Cavour hated Russia.
• B)Prime Minister Cavour wanted conquests in the East.
• C)Prime Minister Cavour was sympathetic to the British.
• D)The king of Piedmont-Sardinia was related by marriage to French Emperor Napoleon III.
• E)Prime Minister Cavour hoped that by helping France and Britain in the Crimean War,they would help in the future to unite Italy.

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