The final act of Italian unification occurred in 1870 when
A)Garibaldi's Red Shirts defeated the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
B)Savoy was defeated with the aid of Prussian troops.
C)Rome became the capital city following the withdrawal of French troops.
D)Piedmont took control of Lombardy as a result of French abandonment of Venice.
E)the pope renounced any territorial claims in all of Italy.

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In 1870, French troops withdrew from Rome, which had been under their protection, and Italian troops moved in to make it the capital city of the newly unified Italy. With the capture of Rome, Italian unification was complete.

The Final Act of Italian Unification Occurred in 1870 When