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Scheme of work – Cambridge IGCSE® History (US) 0416
Option A: 19th century, The Development of Modern Nation States, 1848–1914
2: How was Italy unified?
Recommended prior knowledge
Knowledge gained from Unit 1 will provide background information and set the period in context
Context
This unit provides an insight into the way in which Italy became unified by 1870.
Outline
An understanding of the steps towards unification.
Focus points
Suggested teaching activities
Learning resources
Why was Italy not unified in 1848–9?
Students draw and label a map that shows the Italian states in 1848.
Farmer, A. An Introduction to
Nineteenth Century European History
1815–1914
Students brainstorm the reasons why Italy wasn’t unified in 1848–9,
examining the roles of Charles Albert, Mazzini as well as the reasons
for the fall of the Roman Republic.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1852ma
zzini.asp
Online essay focusing on Mazzini.
Produce a summary diagram which radiates out from the centre
showing the key factors in the failure of Italian nationalism March –
June 1849.
How important was Garibaldi's contribution
to unifying Italy?
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Students consider the role played by Garibaldi in the unification of Italy
and examine how important he was in this. Garibaldi’s role can be
shown as a mind map.
OR
Produce an obituary for Garibaldi to put forward his achievements and
Cambridge IGCSE History (US) 0416
Pearce, R & Stiles, A The Unification
of Italy 1815–70 pages 8–105
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312582
/unification.html Good overview of
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Focus points
Did Cavour help or hinder the unification of
Italy?
Suggested teaching activities
Learning resources
disappointments in his work towards Italian unification.
Produce a mind map showing Garibaldi as a soldier and Garibaldi as
the politician
Italian Unification.
Students produce a mind map of the role played by Cavour in the
unification of Italy.
www.age-of-thesage.org/historical/biography/camillo_c
avour.html Good links to other relevant
information on Italian Unification.
Hold a class debate on the topic ‘Cavour hindered rather than helped
unification’.
Or
Discuss ‘Was Garibaldi more important than Cavour to Italian
Unification’.
www.reformation.org/garibaldi.html
Good timeline of Garibaldi’s life.
Students draw and label a map that shows how Italy looked in 1870
How important for other European
countries were moves towards Italian
unification?
Students examine the impact of moves towards Italian Unification and
other countries including France and Austria.
www.flowofhistory.com/units/eme/18
This website has access to some very
good flow diagrams on nationalism in
Europe.
Examine a number of historical sources that deal with Italian unification
using them as a Paper 2 approach.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1861ital
ianunif.asp Contains some sources on
Italian Unification.
www.cartoonstock.com/vintage/directo
ry/i/italian_unification.asp Contains
some cartoon sources on Italian
Unification.
Students revise the work completed at the end of this section and
complete a past Cambridge IGCSE question paper on this topic
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Cambridge IGCSE History (US) 0416
Past questions papers – can be
accessed by logging onto the
Cambridge Teacher Support website
http://teachers.cie.org.uk
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