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Italy joining the Triple Alliance
The Triple Alliance was a secret agreement made between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Stating that if Italy were to be attacked by France, Germany and Austria were to assist Italy and vise versa. During this time Italy didn't think about the outcome of their country being on the Triple Alliance side. https://www.britannica.com/event/Triple-Alliance-Europe-1882-1915 -
Italy joining the Triple Entente
In 1915, Italy secretly signed the Treaty Of London, with this treaty England offered Italy large sections of territory. Great Britain and France wanted Italy on their side because it opened up the south of the Western Front. The plan was to further split the Central Powers and weaken the Eastern and Western Fronts. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/italy-1900-to-1939/italy-and-world-war-one/ -
Treaty of London
During April of 1915, the British and French attempted to convince Italy to enter the War while Germany tried to get Italy to honor their pre-war alliance. Britain wanted to use the Italian front as a way to of forcing Germany to back off from the Western Front. Italy then agreed to the Treaty of London, and with the treaty the Allies agreed to finance the Italian war effort.
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The Industrial Mobilization in Italy during WW1
The Industrial Mobilization is an organization that promotes control on industrial production for war effort and to recruit manpower. Women appeared for the first time in factories, ans boys between 15 to 18 or even younger were instead sent to battlefields. With this the curriculum in elementary schools was changed to the focus on topics that were linked to what was happening on the Austrian-Italian border. http://www.itinerarigrandeguerra.com/code/42954/Life-in-Italy-during-the-Great-War -
Italian Home Front
When Italy entered The Great War the country was suffering from economic downfall. Italy was a large agricultural country though the Italian farms were not very productive which caused many Italians to immigrate to the U.S. With the affect farm production, food prices rose. During this time inflation was a very serious problem. Poor families could barely survive while Upper and Middle classes could make do with most men away at war. http://histclo.com/essay/war/ww1/cou/w1c-ita.html -
The Battle of Caporetto
During this battle the Italians had to fight the whole Austrian Army along with & divisions of German troops. The Italian Army lost over 300,000 men against the Central Powers. Even with their victory at Vittorio Veneto in 1918, the psychological impact from the battle of Caporetto was devastating, the retreat brought shame and humiliation to Italy. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/italy-1900-to-1939/italy-and-world-war-one/ -
The Impact of The Battle of Caporetto
The Battle of Caporetto was largely the cause of the end of the Italian war effort. From the many deaths from not only the battle field but from the cold and starvation as well caused the Italians to retreat. Caporetto was the end of the Italian war effort, the Italian army after the battle was much like the French army after the battle of Verdun, not able to battle large scale battles.
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The Impact from WW1
At the end of the war, over 600,000 Italians were dead, 950,000 were wounded, and 250,000 were crippled for life. The government spent more on WW1 then spent in previous years, and Italy had only been in the war for three years. By 1918 Italy was hit with high inflation and unemployment rates. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/italy-1900-to-1939/italy-and-world-war-one/ -
Treaty of St. Germain
Like Germany, Austria was also punished for causing war. Austria-Hungary was dismembered, and for centuries Austria had been a major European power and was left a small landlocked country. The Treaty of St. Germain, Italy bordered on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the territorial changes affecting Italy were primarily covered in the Treaty of St. Germain. http://histclo.com/essay/war/ww1/cou/w1c-ita.html
