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    Assess the impact of the Treaty of Vienna in 1815. (30) The treaty of Vienna came as a result of the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars. The treaty of Vienna was a result of the British trying to keep the peace within Europe. The treaty of Vienna reflected the diversity within ‘Italy’; the treaty reflected most of the wishes of Metternich along with the desires of Austria. Prince Metternich’s desires were to restore the old pre- 1796 order the fact which represented within the terms of the Vienna

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    Italian peninsula during 1849-49. This was partly because of Italy’s lack of any unity amongst the Italian nationalist groups themselves. An example of this is in both the island of Sicily and in Venice. Local nationalists announce the creation of an independent Venice (the republic of St Mark) and an independent Sicily. This lack of nationality made any kind of attempt to come together in a union for the country extremely difficult‚ which meant that Italy had a series of different rebellions and protests

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    Rome spent centuries waging war with its neighbors and foreign cities. With each victory Rome conquered new territories and became one of the greatest empire that existed in the past. But during those years where Rome was growing in power‚ one city was also on a journey to conquer and increase its power. This foreign power grew close to being equal with Rome. This city was known as Carthage. Due to the path she followed‚ she went against Rome in a series of war that would prevent her from becoming

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    every day. The heavy downpour caused mud to cover the land. Meanwhile‚ the Allies dropped bombs repeatedly. After the invasion of Africa‚ the Allies had a secret meeting in Morocco and discussed where to attack next. They wanted to invade Italian Sicily or Cardinia because they thought the campaign would knock Italy out of the war. This changed Italy’s and the Allies’ friendship. At some point‚ Hitler ordered to have Partisans executed to get revenge from their bomb ambush. The Nazis murdered them

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    The Greek settlement started in small trading posts‚ but then soon grew into very successful merchant cities. The Greeks settled in southern Italy because it had good agriculture land and harbor sites. In Sicily‚ Greeks carved up the island‚ taking over its best sites. The Greeks settled on the island of Ischia‚ which was off the bay of Naples in Campania. They started to expand at Cumae and establish new cities‚ nea polis‚ in Naples. This gave the Greeks access to those agriculture riches of Campania

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    Chapter 5: Ancient Rome 1. Why were early Rome’s conquests so successful? The Romans were great diplomats. They were firm when necessary and smart about granting citizenship. They also let citizens participate in domestic affairs. Their military was made up of strong‚ persistent soldiers. If a substantial amount of men were lost in battle they wouldn’t just surrender‚ but instead recruit new soldiers. They would build up new armies so that they could keep fighting. The Romans were also good

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    Italy’s war in North Africa‚ too‚ did not go as well as Mussolini had hoped. Once again‚ Germany had to reinforce Italian forces The Axis forces in North Africa were eventually defeated by the Allies‚ and from there an invasion of Sicily was launched. The fall of Sicily was so devastating to Italian morale that Mussolini’s regime was toppled in Sep 1943. Italy surrendered in Sep 1943. Germany immediately invaded Italy and established a puppet state under Mussolini in the northern part of the country

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    Malèna 園藝三 杜佳英 4101032020 Directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore and based on a story by Luciano Vincenzoni‚ Malèna portraits a story of a beautiful woman in Sicily‚ Italy‚ 1940. The technique that the director applied corresponds to the history background of the film. Neorealism came after the end of World War Two and the collapse of Benito Mussolini’s government‚ causing the Italian film industry to lose its center. Neorealism was a sigh of cultural change and social progress in Italy

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    from abandoning his governor as a Quaestor‚ through to plundering households and cities as a provincial legate in Asia‚ then stealing from temples and public buildings during his Praetorship in Rome‚ and finally his great atrocities as a Governor of Sicily‚ leaving the province in a ruinous state. Following his outline of Verres’ crimes‚ he moves on to how he has tried to avoid prosecution through corruption of the judges‚ and attempts to hinder court proceedings. In the position of Quaestor‚ the Trial

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    in those times Southern Italy was known for their royalty. This day and age Southern Italy is known as a place for the poor people. Southern Italy is made up of Rome and anything south of it. Molise‚ Apulia‚ Sardinia‚ Abruzzo‚ Campania‚ Sicily‚ Basilicata‚ and Calabria. These regions make up the lower half also known as the boot of Italy. Each of these cities is known for some kind of food or a famous chef that came from that part of the country. Since this is known as the poor part of

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