The Kingdom of Italy () was a state which existed from 1861, when King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when a constitutional referendum led civil discontent to abandon the monarchy and form the Italian Republic. The state was founded as a result of the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which can be considered its legal predecessor state.

Italy declared war on Austria in alliance with Prussia in 1866 and received the region of Veneto following their victory. Italian troops entered Rome in 1870, ending more than one thousand years of Papal temporal power. Italy entered into a Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1882, following strong disagreements with France about the respective colonial expansions. However, even if relations with Berlin became very friendly, the alliance with Vienna remained purely formal, as the Italians were keen to acquire Trentino and Trieste, corners of Austria-Hungary populated by Italians. So, in 1915, Italy accepted the British invitation to join the Allies in World War I because the western allies promised territorial compensation (at the expense of Austria-Hungary) for participation that was more generous than Vienna's offer in exchange for Italian neutrality. Victory in the war gave Italy a permanent seat in the Council of the League of Nations.

1. When did the Kingdom of Italty begin?
2. Who was King?
3. of?
4. until?
5. What did the dicontent cause?
6. What did it form?
7. When did Italy declare war?
8. Who was their alliance?
9. Who were they fightig?
10. when?
11. What did they receive?
12. When did Italy enter Rome?
13. How long had there been Papal power?
14. Who was in the triple alliance with Italy?
15. when?
16. How were they disagreeing with?
17. about what?
18. How was the alliance with Vienna described?
19. What did the Italians want?
20. What happened in 1915?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. 1861
2. Victor Emmanuel II
3. Sardinia
4. 1946
5. abandonment of the monarchy
6. Italian Republic
7. 1866
8. Prussia
9. Austria
10. 1866
11. region of Veneto
12. 1870
13. more than one thousand years
14. Germany and Austria-Hungary
15. 1882
16. France
17. respective colonial expansions
18. formal
19. to acquire Trentino and Trieste,
20. accepted the British invitation to join the Allies in World War I