How did nationalism motivate Italy's unification? The Italian people wanted to return to a pre-Napoleon ancien régime. The Italian people wanted a republic nation free from Austrian rule. The Italian people wanted to instigate industrialization in Italy. The Italian people wanted to lead Europe into the modern age.
The Italian people wanted a republic nation free from Austrian rule.
Explanation;
Nationalism is the belief that ones greatest loyalty should not be to a king or an empire but to a nation of people who share a common culture and history.
Italians wanted to free themselves from foreign control and once again become unified. Nationalist began to form secret societies throughout Italy.
Unification was the goal of groups such as the Young Italy Movement led by Giuseppe Mazzini who called for the establishment of a republic.
