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The Mezzogiorno is often characterized as the poorer half of Italy and it indeed held the nation of Italy back a bit during its early life. So what POD would be cause for the Mezzogiorno being the stronger half. Bonus points for having the south lead the unification (though that would probably happen anyways) and bonus points if your POD would allow for a earlier unification.