Young Italy

Definition

Young Italy was a political movement founded in 1831 by Giuseppe Mazzini. The goal of this movement was to create a united Italian republic through promoting a general insurrection in the Italian reactionary states and in the lands occupied by the Austrian Empire.

Analogy

Think of Young Italy as a group of passionate sports fans who want their local teams to unite and form one powerful team. They believe that together, they can win against bigger, more established teams (like the Austrian Empire).

Related terms

Giuseppe Mazzini: An Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy leading to the establishment of democracy.

Italian Unification: The political and social process that resulted in the consolidation of different states of the Italian peninsula into a single state, the Kingdom of Italy.

Revolutionary Nationalism: A form of nationalism that arose when nations were seeking independence, it often led to revolutionary tendencies.