The Entente Allies, France, England, and Russia, dangling the bait of Trento and Trieste before Italy. The fishing line will reel the fish into war. The city of Trent is in the Trentino, the south Tyrol. Both Trentino and Trieste were part of Austria-Hungary despite having large Italian populations. An illustration by R. Ferro that asks whether Italy could obtain the without getting into war. Germany pressured Austria-Hungary to cede the territory to Italy in exchange for not joining the Entente Allies.
. . . mangera l'esca senza abboccare all'amo?Is he going to eat the bait without taking the bait?Italia, Trento, Trieste, guerraItaly, Trent, Trieste, warSigned: R. FerroReverse:Cartolina PostaleCarte PostaleTensiLogo:Cartolina IllustrateR. BernardiniRoma V. Nazionale 216
"The Entente Allies, France, England, and Russia, dangling the bait of Trento and Trieste before Italy. The fishing line will reel the fish into war. The city of Trent is in the Trentino, the south Tyrol. Both Trentino and Trieste were part of Austria-Hungary despite having large Italian populations. An illustration by R. Ferro that asks whether Italy could obtain the without getting into war. Germany pressured Austria-Hungary to cede the territory to Italy in exchange for not joining the Entente Allies."
Wednesday, January 27, 1915
Russia, France, England, Italy, fish, Trieste, Trento, Italian negotiations, R. Ferro, Ferro, 1914, 1915
