# Independence movements with true intentions of joining another country

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**Created:** [April 26, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-movements-with-true-intentions-of-joining-another-country/963474 "2022-04-26T07:34:26Z")\
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The unification of Italy in the 19t Century was a long and messy affair, but one part of it was the rebellion in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

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There was an independence movement in Sicily after World War 2 that intended Sicily to break from Italy and join the United States as they felt the Americans would care more about them than the Italian government.

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