Ideas on an Italy Wank

Eurofed

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This thread has been rather full of good ideas. All in all, I think some of the best ones have been Gian Galeazzo Visconti surviving, curshing Florence, and rearing a capable heir. For something more close to modern age, I think that Italy developing a close strategic partnership with Germany in the place of Austria in the late 19th century works fine.

Italy joining Prussia in the Franco-German war looks fine to me as a PoD. It reaps Italy some useful stuff (surely Nice and Savoy, and getting Corsica is not too difficult) with limited risk, and it consolidates the 1866 alliance into a long-term relationship. It is plausible (Italy had had a previous alliance with Prussia and French occupation of Rome as casus belli). Moreover, a closer, stable German-Italian alliance since 1866-1870 may help Germany steer clear of the disastrous alliance with Austria, picking Russia or Britain instead, which makes the advantage of both countries in WWI. And I don't think Britain would intervene. It kept apart OTL when it was clear Belgium would not be affected, Italian intervention does not threaten UK strategic interests anymore.

My own TL features several nations wanked, including Italy, albeit with a more complex 1814 PoD for Europe. It is 1835, and Italy has unified under a liberal regime, with Savoy, Corsica, Trent, Istria, Dalmatia, Albania, and Montenegro.
 
What If...

how about Italy already unified. I'll just tat wanking it out in 1863-1865. That way I can have Camillo Cavour remodel and reform the army (maybe Prussia can help, They fought Austria AND France and still came out on top. A special closer Alliance). Italy can fair better against Austria themselves, take Venice, Themselves, and then, with the threat of continued war, take Tyrol and other possible Austrian possessions. Then Economic reform will follow getting Italy's economy back on track, then Industry, Transportation, and education Reforms will follow. Then, In the Franco Prussian war, Nice can fall to Italy? Then Conservatives can be elected in Italy In favor of Italian Nationalism and Militarism, also looking for a richer Italy and a more developed Southern Italy, getting rid of the liberal period's corruption, government instability, poverty in the south, and a less Authoritarian government. like a Francesco Crispi government for many more years and more successful.

Thats what a little of what I have so far. What do you guys think? Its more subtle than the other Ideas and its more of Italy making good on its otherwise bad (as usual) decisions. So?
 
Italian superpower

Come ottenere un superpotenza italiana, a parte "Venice dawn of..." o la continuazione dell'impero romano?
How obtain an italian superpower, excluding "Venice dawn of..." or the.. continuation of roman empire?

Secondo me deve formarsigià in età medievale uno stato assoluto, sul modello di quello di Federico II, che domini tutta la penisola e non solo il sud.
 
OK, So, the TL for this thread is getting started and is actually almost finished the first part. So, heres the new question I task all you AHers on, What should I call this new Italy wank thread!? I'm thinking Italia, or Italia, a Destiny fulfilled. So, one of those. or any suggestions???:)
 

Faraday Cage

For a different kind of Italy wank, I've once heard the idea of Napoleon being born Genovese but still possessing whatever gave him his military genius in OTL.
 
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