<P> Italian unification ( Italian : Unità d'Italia ( uniˈta ddiˈtaːlja ) ) , or the Risorgimento ( ( risordʒiˈmento ) , meaning `` the Resurgence '' or `` revival '' ) , was the political and social movement that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy in the 19th century . The process began in 1815 with the Congress of Vienna and was completed in 1871 when Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy . </P>
<P> Italian unification ( Italian : Unità d'Italia ( uniˈta ddiˈtaːlja ) ) , or the Risorgimento ( ( risordʒiˈmento ) , meaning `` the Resurgence '' or `` revival '' ) , was the political and social movement that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy in the 19th century . The process began in 1815 with the Congress of Vienna and was completed in 1871 when Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy . </P>
when did italy become a single unified country
when did italy become a single unified country
1871
1871