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1914
August
03
Italy declares neutrality
On 3 August 1914 Italy declared its neutrality, holding that the Triple Alliance did not oblige it to join a war started by Austria-Hungary.
October
16
Antonino di San Giuliano dies
On 16 October 1914 the Italian Foreign Minister Antonino di San Giuliano, the architect of Italy's policy of neutrality, died in Rome.
30
Salandra reshapes his government
At the end of October 1914 Antonio Salandra's government resigned. On 5 November the premier formed a new cabinet with Sidney Sonnino as Foreign Minister.
November
03
Sonnino becomes Italian foreign minister
In early November 1914 Baron Sidney Sonnino took over the Italian foreign ministry. Six months later he signed the secret Treaty of London with the Entente.
1915
April
26
Italy signs the Treaty of London
On 26 April 1915 Italy signed a secret pact with the Entente in London. In return for lands on the Adriatic it pledged to enter the war within a month.
May
13
Resignation of the Salandra government
On 13 May 1915 Prime Minister Antonio Salandra and Foreign Minister Sidney Sonnino resigned. Most MPs backed the neutralist Giolitti, the streets backed war.
16
Salandra remains prime minister
On 16 May 1915 Victor Emmanuel III rejected the resignation of Salandra's government. The neutralists gave way, and on 20 May the Chamber gave it war powers.
23
Key event
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
On 23 May 1915 Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, its ally in the Triple Alliance. The state of war took effect the following day.
December
01
Italy announces its accession to the Pact of London
On 1 December 1915 Sonnino told the Chamber of Deputies, reopened after six months, that Italy had joined the Pact of London, and pledged help for Serbia.
1916
June
11
Salandra resigns
On 10 June 1916 the Italian Chamber refused Salandra's government its confidence after the defeats in Trentino. The cabinet resigned after over two years.
15
Boselli becomes prime minister of Italy
In mid-June 1916 the King asked 78-year-old Paolo Boselli to form a government. A cabinet of national unity was formed, with socialists and a Catholic.