Treaty of London
What Treaty of London means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The secret treaty of 1915 that promised significant territorial gains and lured Italy to abandon the Triple Alliance and enter the war on the side of the Entente.
The 1915 agreement that drove Italy to enter the First World War, expecting a swift victory to secure irredentist lands like Trentino and Trieste.
Topics that use Treaty of London
- 2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 – 1926 The Crisis of Liberal Italy, c1900–1915 (AQA A-Level)
- 2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 – The collapse of Liberal Italy and Mussolini’s Rise to Power, 1915–1922 (AQA A-Level)
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