Italy was not unified as a single nation since the fall of Rome. It was final unified in the year 1861. Most of the wars to unified Italy’s nation were against Austria-Hungary and with some French interventions along the way. Guiseppe Garibaldi, an Italian general, help the troops get most of their nation. Most of the wars were fought were for power over land. There was still land that was noted as Italian but was not yet part of the nation. Some of the land that Italy view as there were some of southern Alps and Trieste which still belong to Austria-Hungary. Italy was the sixth largest European nation. Italy had a population around thirty-five million in 1914. Italy was a large nation but was poor. When it was compare to the rest of the
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Italy didn’t want to choose side since they were still a dependent nation. In July 1914 Luigi Cadorna became the chief of the Italian Army. Cadorano declared war even though the government had intention to be neutral. Word has it that Italy decided to join the London Treaty to retrieve the rest of the land that was not part of it nation. They promised parts of Dalmatia and island’s along Austria-Hungary’s Adriatic coast. When Italy enters the war it was not economical …show more content…
One of Italy’s strength was the large amount of troops that were in the army. Cadorna had twenty-five infantry and four cavalry divisions by spring o f 1915. He had twenty-five groups of men ready to walk to the battlefield in direct combat. By cavalry divisions, it is a group that is heavily arm with armor such as tanks and other fighting vehicles. The twenty-five infantry and four cavalry divisions were grouped into four separate army groups. Despite the low artillery storage Italy face, the military still was able to carry 120 heavy or medium artillery pieces and some seven hundred machine guns. Also, Italy was ahead of the development of using long-range bomber to military usage. A modified version of Caproni Ca. 1 was trailed. The revised development of the product caught Italy’s army eye. Italy than had its first bomber force and its production was increased by August 1915. By December 1916 there was about 162 to 166 aircrafts produced. Cadorna manage to lead massive attacks on Austria-Hungary in May of
Italy didn’t want to choose side since they were still a dependent nation. In July 1914 Luigi Cadorna became the chief of the Italian Army. Cadorano declared war even though the government had intention to be neutral. Word has it that Italy decided to join the London Treaty to retrieve the rest of the land that was not part of it nation. They promised parts of Dalmatia and island’s along Austria-Hungary’s Adriatic coast. When Italy enters the war it was not economical …show more content…
One of Italy’s strength was the large amount of troops that were in the army. Cadorna had twenty-five infantry and four cavalry divisions by spring o f 1915. He had twenty-five groups of men ready to walk to the battlefield in direct combat. By cavalry divisions, it is a group that is heavily arm with armor such as tanks and other fighting vehicles. The twenty-five infantry and four cavalry divisions were grouped into four separate army groups. Despite the low artillery storage Italy face, the military still was able to carry 120 heavy or medium artillery pieces and some seven hundred machine guns. Also, Italy was ahead of the development of using long-range bomber to military usage. A modified version of Caproni Ca. 1 was trailed. The revised development of the product caught Italy’s army eye. Italy than had its first bomber force and its production was increased by August 1915. By December 1916 there was about 162 to 166 aircrafts produced. Cadorna manage to lead massive attacks on Austria-Hungary in May of