Italian irredentism
During the period of "Risorgimento" in 1860 to 1861 , Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia , Camillo Benso , Count of Cavour who was leading the "Risorgimento" effort , faced the view of French Emperor Napoleon III who indicated that France would support militarily the Italian unification provided that France was given Nice and Savoy that were held by Piedmont-Sardinia , as France did not want a powerful state having control of the passages of the Alps . 
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