Reasons Italy Didnt Join The War In 1914 Flashcards
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Why did Italy not join the war
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March 1914 Antonio Salandra forms new government
August 1914 First World War begins; Italy declares neutrality and negotiates with both sides
November 1914 Mussolini expelled from Socialist Party after calling for Italian intervention
April 1915 Italy signs Treaty of London with Entente powers
May 1915 Intervention crisis; Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
Most Italians satisfied with neutrality. Politically, some Liberals, including Giolitti, most Catholics and Socialists, most of the armed forces and industrialists believed Italy was not ready for war, and such an intervention would have disastrous effects socially and economically.
