2. Contrast Mazzini and Garibaldi's revolutionary views with those of revolutionaries in France.

2. Contrast Mazzini and Garibaldi's revolutionary views with those of revolutionaries in France.

During the 1800s, Italy was going through some rough times. Several prominent figures were stepping up and taking positions of power to try and unify Italy. Two of these people were Mazzini and Garibaldi. The revolutions by Mazzini and Garibaldi were different than those of the prominent figures in France such as Napoleon and Robespierre by the way the revolutions were conducted and the amount of bloodshed.

Mazzini was a prominent figure of the south. He was a leader and tried to appeal to those people that were poor, working class, the Slavs, and everyone who struggled to make a living. He tried to get the message across to everyone in the South. He wanted the people to have the right to have a job, vote, and to work in an honest way. Mazzini spread his message just like Jesus did in the past. He tried to incite strong emotions from people in order for them to follow him and do his bidding. Many people listened to him and like the way he was taking things. This is because the South of Italy was relatively poor compared to the North. They did not have investors from other countries and banks giving out credit to the people like Cavour had done in the name of Victor Emmanuel. They had fights and revolts, but they were not nearly as violent and bloody as those in France. He was a promoter of democracy

Garibaldi was considered to be the second coming of Mazzini. He followed in his footsteps and appealed to the same crowds as those of Mazzini. He eventually retired from his position of leadership in the unification of Italy because Victor Emmanuel became the king of the United Italy. He was also for democracy. Although it was given to a king, the rule of Italy was in good hands who could keep the country strong. It was discovered that Garibaldi had been recruited by Cavour who was the prime minister for Emmanuel to come to southern Italy to recreate the revolution in the south. In this way, after Garibaldi dies, Victor Emmanuel was able to unify the north and south because after all Garibaldi was working for him. There was still hatred between the north and south but it the end they were unified.

The French revolution was very bloody. It had many people who did not care for people and so thousands of revolutionists were hung and killed. The women of the French revolution believed they had rights and so they marched on Versailles to get their rights that they deserved. The third estate had wanted more power and to be recognized so they refused to talk to the others until they were recognized. They viewed themselves as important as the rest of the country and demanded that they have more rights. The others did not want to acknowledge them and so a revolution ensued. Blood flowed through the streets during this time from all the deaths that occurred. The people of France wanted to be independent of a dictatorship and anarchy. However, after the triumvirate led by Robespierre who gained power by taking charge of an already formed revolution, they soon fell back into the same hole they were in before and Napoleon became dictator after Robespierre was ousted.

The revolutions of Garibaldi and Mazzini were created by them and everything was promoted by them. The people did not flock together to create a revolution, but were incited by powerful emotions to join a cause. In France, the people were incited to join forces, but Robespierre took control and put himself as a leader. Robespierre was successful in gaining power while Mazzini and Garibaldi were not. Robespierre caused the deaths of so many people compared to the revolutions in Italy.