Question

Name the army founded by Garibaldi during the unification of Italy
a. Black shirts
b. Brown shirts
c. Red Shirts
d. Red Army

Answer 1

Hint: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot and republican. He contributed to the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy.

Complete answer:
Redshirts is the name given to the volunteers who during campaigns in Uruguay and Italy, accompanied the Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi and later his son Ricciotti in Greece and the Balkans, from the 1840s to the 1910s. The name comes from the colour of their shirts or loose-fitting blouses that were worn instead of a uniform by the volunteers, commonly called Garibaldini.

The force emerged during the Uruguayan Civil War as the Italian Legion supporting the Colorado Party, with red shirts destined for slaughterhouse workers being given to Garibaldi. The Redshirts subsequently fought numerous battles against the armies of the Austrian Empire, the Kingdom of Two Sicilies and the Papal States during the Italian unification; most importantly, Garibaldi led his Redshirts in the 1860 Thousand Expedition, which culminated with the annexation of Sicily, Southern Italy, the Marche and Umbria to the Kingdom of Sardinia, leading to the development of a new uniform. Garibaldi became known as the "Hero of the Two Worlds" because of his military enterprises in South America and Europe. The Redshirts were very successful and inspired many armies globally.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
According to A Cultural History of the Modern Age: The Crisis of the European Soul, the Garibaldi shirt also became a fashionable form of clothing: Garibaldi was the most famous man in Europe for a considerable time, and the red shirt, la camicia rossa, became the trend for women, even outside Italy.