Guiseppe Garibaldi (1807-82) is perhaps the most celebrated of Italian freedom fighters.
He came from a family engaged in coastal trade and was a sailor in the Merchant Navy.
In 1833, he met Mazzini, joined the Young Italy Movement and participated in a republican uprising in Piedmont in 1834. The uprising was suppressed and Garibaldi had to flee to South America, where he lived in exile till 1848. .
Read the above passage and answer the following questions
(a) Who was Giuseppe Garibaldi? Write about his role in uprising in Piedmont in 1834.
(b) What values/lesson you have learnt from the above passage?
(a) Giuseppe Garibaldi was one of the most celebrated Italian freedom fighters. He came from a family engaged in coastal trade. He was a sailor in the Merchant Navy.
In 1833, inspired by Mazzini’s view he joined the Young Italy Movement and participated in a republican uprising in Piedmont in 1834.
However, the uprising was suppressed and Garibaldi had to flee to South America. There he lived in exile till 1848.
(b) From the above passage, I have learnt the values like nationalism, patriotism and desire of becoming independent. This also shows the power of self-dependence.