History A-Level
Territorial unification
What Territorial unification means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Territorial unification
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Garibaldi wanted to march on Rome to complete unification, but Rome and Venetia remained outside the Kingdom of Italy proclaimed in March 1861.
Topics that use Territorial unification
- 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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