Why Did Italy Join World War I?

“As a soldier, I i survived World War I when most of my comrades did not.” (Lester B. Pearson). World War I for Italy didn’t go as well as they had hoped. They had many ups and downs with their battles and their technology was not as helpful in some of their battles.

Italy is a boot shaped peninsula that extends out of Southern Europe and into the Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and other waters. Italy had a population of 34.7 million people. The size of italy was 301,230 kilometers (116,304 square miles). Their coast line was 7,600 kilometers (4,722 miles). Italy’s Government during World War I was Constitutional Monarchy. (John Simkin)

Italy’s culture is Sense of Timelessness. They had many different languages which include;

Italy also had a council of four which included: David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, and Woodrow Wilson. The reason italy entered the war was because they were part of an alliance group with Germany and Austria-Hungary yet it didn’t join them when the war started. Another reason italy entered the war was because Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary entering World War I on the side of the Allies- Britain, France, and Russia. At the beginning of the war Italy was with Germany and Austria-Hungary they were called the Triple Alliance. During the War Italy switched sides to Britain, France, and Russia. Italy’s technological Advancement used in the war was The Flat which is a model machine gun- trench mortar and projectile. Another technology advancement was the grenade launcher minucciani, and they also used Gas Masks that protects them from only chlorine gas. Italy also used Mannlicher-Carcano Model 1891 of 6.5 MM. Caliber Rifle. They used the Villar Perosa -Revelli 9mm Machine Pistol.(Leo

Germany and the Allied Nations signed the Treaty of Versailles ending the war. Italy was awarded small areas of Austrian Territories from the Allies. Italy lost 1,240,010 men. They were a largely agricultural country and Italian farms were not very productive. Large numbers of Italians were forced to emigrate because of the poor economic conditions. World War I for Italy was a disaster. The glorious military success did not come. An estimated 0.6 million Italians were killed in the war and nearly 1.0 million were wounded. The Italian Government introduced military conscription in 1907. However only about 25 per cent of those eligible for conscription received