HST 504 Lecture : HST 504 - Week 8.docx
21 Sep 2012
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Italy emerged from the great war as one of the main victors. Rome had decided early in the war that siding with britain and france would reap more benefits, especially along the adriatic coastline, the traditional sphere of influence of the austrian. And so italy declared war on austria-hungary and opened another front in the war. The next years had a gruelling effect on the italian society and economy, as the two powers were deadlocked in trench warfare (as on the western front). When war finally came to an end, vittorio orlando wanted to reap the full rewards of victory, especially in view of the human losses and material damage in northern italy. In paris, the extensive promises to italy made in the treaty of london were reversed. Woodrow wilson preferred to support the south slavs of the balkans than to satisfy the italian desires on dalmatian territories.
