Treaty of London (1915)

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The Treaty of London (1915) was a secret World War I agreement in which the Entente Powers promised Italy territorial gains in return for joining the war against Austria-Hungary and its allies.

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Treaty of London (1915) canonical 14
Treaty of May 25, 1915 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I treaty
international agreement
secret treaty
alsoKnownAs London Pact
archivedIn British National Archives
Italian state archives
category 1915 in international relations
Treaties of World War I
characteristic secret diplomacy
violated previous obligations of neutrality by Italy toward the Triple Alliance
conflictContext World War I
dateSigned 1915-04-26
disclosedBy Bolshevik government of Russia
disclosureDate 1917
hasJurisdictionOver territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to be ceded to Italy
influenced Italian dissatisfaction with the Versailles settlement
Italian postwar territorial claims
language English
French
Italian
legalStatus secret at the time of signing
locationSigned London
linked to: London, England
negotiatedBy Antonio Salandra
Sidney Sonnino
representatives of the British government
representatives of the French government
representatives of the Russian government
opposedTo Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
partyAlignment Entente Powers
promisedGain Dodecanese Islands
linked to: Dodecanese

Istria
South Tyrol
Trentino
Trieste
linked to: Trieste, Italy

expansion of Italian colonial possessions in Africa
parts of Dalmatia
promisedTerritoryTo Italy
purpose to bring Italy into World War I on the side of the Entente Powers
to promise territorial gains to Italy
relatedConcept mutilated victory
relatedEvent Italian declaration of war on Austria-Hungary on 1915-05-23
replacedPolicy Italian neutrality in World War I
resultedIn Italian declaration of war on Austria-Hungary
signatory France
Kingdom of Italy
Russian Empire
United Kingdom

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Italian Front (World War I) relatedTo Treaty of London (1915)
subject linked to: Italian Front
First Battle of the Isonzo relatedEvent Treaty of London (1915)
World War I diplomacy includesAgreement Treaty of London (1915)
Treaties of Portugal hasPart Treaty of London (1915)
Treaties of the Habsburg Monarchy includes Treaty of London (1915)
Battle of the Isonzo relatedTo Treaty of London (1915)
Austro-Hungarian–Italy border changedAfter Treaty of London (1915)
Treaty of Rapallo (1920) follows Treaty of London (1915)
London Pact alsoKnownAs Treaty of London (1915)
Sidney Sonnino coSigned Treaty of London (1915)
Treaties of World War I hasPart Treaty of London (1915)
Austria–Italy historicalContextIncludes Treaty of London (1915)
Twenty-One Demands resultedIn Treaty of May 25, 1915
linked to: Treaty of London (1915)
Fiume adventure relatedTo Treaty of London (1915)
Italian occupation of southwestern Anatolia hasCause Treaty of London (1915)