Roman Question
What Roman Question means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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The problem that Rome remained outside the new Kingdom of Italy after 1861, with the papacy opposing incorporation and French troops protecting Rome.
The conflict between Church and State that alienated the Catholic majority, as the Pope forbade participation in the new secular state.
Topics that use Roman Question
- 2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 – 1926 The Crisis of Liberal Italy, c1900–1915 (AQA A-Level)
- Paper 2, Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 - 4 Consolidating the Kingdom of Italy, 1861–70 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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