Question

Read the excerpt from an 1852 speech by Italian statesman Giuseppe Mazzini on Lombardy, a region of Italy that was ruled by Austria at the time. [Lombardy] struggled, they still struggle . . . for country and liberty; . . . They speak the same language, they bear about them the impress of consanguinity [common ancestors], they kneel beside the same tombs, they glory in the same tradition; and they demand to associate freely, without obstacles, without foreign domination –Giuseppe Mazzini, On Nationality, 1852 Which summarizes Mazzini’s argument about independence for

Answer 1

I dont know the full answer (as your question kinda cut out at the end there), but based on what I know, he essentially says here that they are the same. They speak the same, act the same, and do the same traditions. Therefore, why should they not have the same liberty?

Answer 2

The answer is C. Lombardy should be an independent nation-state because it had a strong national identity.