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Italy took the initiative in entering the war in spring 1915, despite strong popular and elite sentiment in favor of neutrality. Italy was a large, poor country whose political system was chaotic, its finances were heavily strained, and its army was very poorly prepared. [162] The Triple Alliance meant little either to Italians or Austrians.
Italy, [a] officially the Italian Republic, [b] is a country in Southern [12] and Western Europe. [ 13 ] [ c ] It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea , with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands , notably Sicily and Sardinia . [ 15 ]
The Italian border that applies today has existed since 1975, when Trieste was formally re-annexed to Italy. In the 1950s Italy became a founding member of the NATO alliance (1949), a member of the United Nations (1955) and an ally of the United States, which helped to revive the Italian economy through the Marshall Plan.
League leader and deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini hailed "a victory for all Italians," saying on X that the reform would help Italy become a more modern country with fewer wasted resources.
Italy, including the Papal States, then became the site of proxy wars between the major powers, notably the Holy Roman Empire (including Austria), Spain, and France. Harbingers of national unity appeared in the treaty of the Italic League, in 1454, and the 15th century foreign policy of Cosimo de' Medici and Lorenzo de' Medici.
Italy takes part in the Iraq War, although populations show disapproval through peace flags. 2004: 30 March: It is established the National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe. 2005: 4 March: Nicola Calipari, Italian secret agent, is shot dead by friendly fire from a US patrol during the rescue of journalist Giuliana Sgrena from kidnappers in ...
The Italian border that applies today has existed since 1975, when Trieste was formally re-annexed to Italy. in 1949 Italy became a member of NATO. The Marshall Plan helped to revive the Italian economy which, until the late 1960s, enjoyed a period of sustained economic growth commonly called the "Economic Miracle".
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Italy as a "flawed democracy" in 2019. [1] According to the 2023 V-Dem Democracy indices Italy was the 21st most electoral democratic country in the world. [2] A high degree of fragmentation and instability, leading to often short-lived coalition governments, is characteristic of Italian politics.