Treaty of Lichtenberg (Central Victory)

The Treaty of Vienna, was signed on September 10, 1919 by the victorious Central Powers of World War I on the one hand and by the Kingdom of Italy on the other.

The treaty declared that the Italian territorial ambitions in Europe were to cease. The treaty included 'war reparations' of large sums of money, directed towards the Central Powers, to pay for the costs of the war. ITaly also sent what little food they could to a starving Austria-Hungary.

Italian cession of Belluno, Treviso, north-eastern Venice, and the entire region of Friuli – Venezia Giulia to Austria-Hungary and the surrender of Italian merchant ships to both Austria-Hungary and military ships to Germany. The Italian Army was limited to a force of 30,000 volunteers.

The reduction of population, territory and resources of Italy relative to its imperial ambitions wreaked havoc on the economy of the old nation, most notably in Rome, an imperial styled capital without an empire to support it. This lead to the Fascist rise to power in 1922 and massive unrest in the aftermath of the war. This document effectively destroyed the Italian kingdom.