FRQ

Contrast the political views, methods, successes, and failures of Cavour and Metternich.

Cavour and Metternich were both powerful people. Cavour was a leader in the Italian unification, and Metternich was an important diplomat. Both had great affects on people. Cavour and Metternich both were different people, but their achievements are the most prominent of their contrasts.

Cavour was a Liberal and founded the Italian Liberal Party. He was the Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia as well. He rose in his ranking in the government after being elected. Cavour caused Piedmont to gain in power throughout Italy and rise to the top. It had become a fantastic new power all throughout Europe. He and Garibaldi created an army known as the Red Shirts to fight for land they wanted. They won this land.

Metternich as a great diplomat of his time, was important before and throughout the Congress of Vienna. He had a goal to make peace in France and to regain order in Austria. He wanted to restabilize Austria after having been a part of the problem to begin with. He created a political equal standing with Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland. He was an important arguer for many years. Metternich considered himself to be a liberal.

Both achievements of their times were great. Both helped to create a better country, and to stabilize. However, Cavour and Metternich were different in their successes. Metternich was in Austria, Cavour was in Italy. Cavour won over the land he and Garibaldi wanted as well as brought Piedmont up to the top in government ranking. Metternich created peace in France and regained order and stability in Austria. This was their greatest contrast.