London Pact
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The London Pact was a secret World War I agreement in which Italy was promised territorial gains in return for joining the Allies against the Central Powers.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I agreement
ⓘ
secret treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treaty of London (1915) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | secret diplomacy ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Russia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1915-04-26 ⓘ |
| disclosed | after the Russian Revolution of 1917 ⓘ |
| effect |
Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary in 1915
ⓘ
Italy joined the Allies in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | public peace settlement negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
diplomatic history of World War I
ⓘ
territorial expansion of Italy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Italian irredentism
ⓘ
post-World War I Italian territorial claims ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | secret agreement at the time of signing ⓘ |
| locationSigned | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French government NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian government NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Central Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyAlignment | Allies of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promisedRegion |
Dalmatian coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dodecanese Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Istria NERFINISHED ⓘ South Tyrol NERFINISHED ⓘ Trentino NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ |
| promisedTerritoryTo | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bring Italy into World War I on the side of the Allies
ⓘ
to promise territorial gains to Italy in exchange for military support ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Italian intervention in World War I
ⓘ
Treaty of Rapallo (1920) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatory |
French Third Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historiography of secret treaties in World War I ⓘ |
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