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Giuseppe Garibaldi led the famous expedition of:
AThe Hundred Days
BThe Long March
CThe March on Rome
DThe Thousand (Red Shirts)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The Thousand (Red Shirts)
1. In 1860 Garibaldi led the EXPEDITION OF THE THOUSAND (i Mille) — about 1000 volunteer Red Shirts.
2. They sailed from Genoa and conquered Sicily and Naples for the cause of Italian unification.
3. The 'March on Rome' (1922) was Mussolini's fascist takeover — different event.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 SST History Ch 1 §1.6 Garibaldi_
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