Who is Giuseppe Mazzini in history's …

Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian revolutionary who founded two underground societies; first Young Italy in Marseilles and then Young Europe in Berne.

Giuseppe Mazzini was an important figure in liberal natioanlism. He made a significant contribution to the unification of Italy.

By 1830, Giuseppe Mazzini put forward a coherent programme of a unitary Italian Republic formed a secret society named Young Italy to inspire them with ideas of unification.

Inspired by Mazzini several Secret societies sprang up in many European states to train revolutionaries and spread their ideas.

He inspired the youth of Italy with natioanlist ideas.

He believed God intended nations to be natural units of mankind and Italy could not continue to be a patchwork of small states and kingdoms.

He founded the underground secret societies Youth Italy Italy and Young Europe to involve the youth in revolutionary activities.