How did the phrase "vittoria mutilata" (mutilated victory) shape Italian politics after 1919?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Nationalists said Italy had not received the territories promised in 1915
- Step 1: At the Paris peace conference, Italy received Trentino, South Tyrol, Trieste and Istria, but not Fiume or most of Dalmatia, which the Treaty of London had promised. Step 2. The feeling of betrayal, linked to D'Annunzio's occupation of Fiume, was exploited by Fascists in their rise to power. Answer: nationalists said promised territories were denied, fuelling resentment. Why not the others: the other options reverse the facts: Italy had won the war, and socialists and monarchists did not argue like that.
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