Question

Made Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1852. His appointment was critical to the unification of Italy since he was a cunning politician. He worked to create an alliance between King Victor Emmanuel II and Giuseppe Garibaldi. He also conspired with France to get aid to attack Austria in 1859.

Question 5 options:



Giuseppe Mazzini



Kaiser Wilhelm I



Count di Cavour



Otto von Bismarck



Giuseppe Garibaldi

Answer 1

Count di Cavour

Step-by-step explanation:

Count Camillo di Cavour was prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, serving under King Victor Emmanuel II. This was a time in history (in the 19th century) when prime ministers were starting to exercise more control of policy than the kings themselves. It was also a time of something that came to be known a "Realpolitik" (a German term), or "realistic politics." Cavour was a political realist who chose paths of action that would benefit his overall aims, whether or not they fit some specific ideology or master plan. I suppose "cunning politician" would be one way of saying that. Another is the term "Realpolitik" - that he practiced political realism.