How Did It Affect Italy

Italy is one of the most beautiful countries to visit because of their ancient architecture, culture, food, and wine. This country has been known for its history which is one of the most important cultural and social developments in the Mediterranean area. The first group of people who lived in Italy were called the Etruscans. Then, the Greeks were the second group of people who inhabited this country before the Roman Empire started. The empire ruled over Italy for many centuries. After this, Italy experienced the Dark and Middle ages, they didn’t have an empire who could bring them back together and make them united. The Renaissance, which means rebirth, happened in Florence during the 13th century. This improved the European philosophy and art.
But the Renaissance was not the missing piece to make Italy as one. A nationalist named Giuseppe Garibaldi in the late 1840’s began a unification movement. He controlled southern Italy while the Savoy family, who was the northern Italian royalty, succeeded in defeating the Austrians who wanted to take over. In 1866, Savoy King Vittorio Emanuele II, he was able to gain control of Venice in exchange for Italian alliance with Prussia against Austria. In 1871, Rome was the country’s capital. But Italy suffered again in the 1920’s because of Benito Mussolini, a leader who sided with Germany during World War II. This made the Italians surrender to Germany in 1945. When Italy joined the NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the European Union, these helped them in terms of political and economic unification of Western