The Prime Minister of Piedmont, Cavour, Shared in the New

question 14

Multiple Choice

The prime minister of Piedmont, Cavour, shared in the new, post-1848 realism, which meant that:

• A) he did not idealize war but was willing to make war to unify Italy under the royal family of Savoy.
• B) he encouraged Mazzini to conduct a kind of guerrilla warfare in the south of Italy.
• C) he developed a master plan to provoke war with Germany after having assured himself of French military support.
• D) he discouraged Piedmont from going into the Crimean War.

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