Which Statement Best Describes Italy During and Shortly After Unification

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes Italy during and shortly after unification?

• A) The last area to be incorporated into Italy was Sicily.
• B) Its "national culture" was not truly national, since most of the wealth, education, and power resided in the North.
• C) Italian industrialization was concentrated in the central part of the peninsula.
• D) In its early days, Italy's highest average income was in the agricultural south.
• E) In its early days, Italy's poorest city was Turin.

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