original passage: Venetia remained under Austrian control until the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, when the Kingdom of Italy joined on the Prussian side and was promised Venetia in exchange for its assistance. Austria offered to sell Venetia to Italy, but the Italians refused, seeing it as a dishonourable act. This caused another southern front for Austria, the Third Italian War of Independence.
original sentence: Austria offered to sell Venetia to Italy, but the Italians refused, seeing it as a dishonourable act.
sentence2: Would Austrian traders be allowed to stay in Venetia after the sale?
sentence1: Venetia remained under Austrian control until the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, when the Kingdom of Italy joined on the Prussian side and was promised Venetia in exchange for its assistance. Austria offered to sell Venetia to Italy. The Italians accepted the offer seeing it as an honourable act. This prevented another southern front for Austria, which would have been the Third Italian War of Independence.