History A-Level
Tensions between diplomacy and radical action
What Tensions between diplomacy and radical action means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Tensions between diplomacy and radical action
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Cavour distrusted Garibaldi's radicalism and tried to control the outcome, while Garibaldi resented Piedmontese caution but remained loyal to Victor Emmanuel II.
Topics that use Tensions between diplomacy and radical action
- Paper 2, Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 - 3 The creation of the Kingdom of Italy, 1856–61 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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