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Question
The artist has portrayed Garibaldi as holding on to the base of the boot, so that the King of Sardinia-Piedmont can enter it from the top. Look at the map of Italy once more. What statement is this caricature making?
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Solution
The base of the boot symbolises the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, which was located in the southernmost section of the Italian peninsula. Garibaldi had conquered this kingdom and handed it over to King Victor Emmanuel II. This cartoon depicts the unification of Italy and Garibaldi’s role in it.
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