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The Italian peninsula's government was controlled by either Austria or the papacy. Ultimately, this arrangement had to change when Prussia defeated Austria in 1866, and the latter had to concede Venetia in the name of Italy's unification. so the answer is a
The correct answer is option A. The Italian peninsula's government was controlled by either Austria or the papacy. This arrangement had to change when Prussia defeated Austria in 1866, and the Austria had to concede Venetia in the name of Italy's unification. The process of unification began in 1815 with the Congress of Vienna and was completed in 1871 when Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy.