Round 2: Tossup 15

The service of a World War I brigade from this region was depicted in the novel One Year on the High Plateau. A nationalist from this region died on hunger strike after attempting to establish the Republic of Malu Entu. Echoing a medieval revolt elsewhere, a rebellion in this region used the word “chickpea” as a shibboleth. This region’s Stamenti parliament was marginalized after the Perfect Fusion created a unitary kingdom. This island was part of a kingdom governed by the Statuto Albertino, (-5[1])whose prime minister resigned in protest of the Armistice of Villafranca. (-5[1])The Count of Cavour served (10[1])this island’s king (10[1]-5[1])Victor Emmanuel (10[1])II, in whose name (10[1])Giuseppe Garibaldi conquered Sicily. For 10 points, the Kingdom of Italy emerged from a kingdom named for Piedmont (10[1])and what island? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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