Ch.4 Resurrection and Rebellion
Italy’s “Resurrection”
- Over a dozen different states belonged not to a country called ˝Italy,˝ but to the country of Austria.
- In 1831, the secret societies called the “Carbonaria” rebelled —> failed
- Another society called “Young Italy” rebelled —> failed
- After 10 years, the revolutionaries rebelled—> the rebellions in Rome and Venice had failed —> Garibaldi’s army in the Battle of Volturno in Naples was victorious.
- In 1861, Victor Emmanuel was crowned the first king of the nation of Italy.
The Taiping Rebellion
- Qing dynasty
- Hong Xiuquen, the Heavenly King of Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace, the Taiping Tianguo
- In 1850, Hong fought back against the soldiers from Qing.
- By 1864, the Taiping rebellion was doomed by the British’s help for the Qing.
