Abstract
Italy, the Paris Peace Conference and the Shaping of Czechoslovakia
Highlights
At the Paris Peace Conference Italy was the only great victorious power to voice criticism vis-à-vis the territorial claims of the new state, first, during the preliminary exam in the Commission for Czechoslovak Affairs, during the decision-making process in the Supreme Council
The Italian representatives remained cautious about the German presence in the Czech Lands, they expressed significant reservations toward the territorial settlements in southern Slovakia, Subcarpathian Ruthenia and Teschen, and strongly contested the hypothesis of a corridor with Yugoslavia reaching the Adriatic coastline
Such political orientation aimed to widen Italy’s margin for maneuvering and encourage the spread of its economic and political influence in East-Central Europe. This positioning could have provided an opportunity for reducing the national and territorial rivalries plaguing the region.[3]. This framework deeply affected the stance taken by the Italian representatives toward Czechoslovakia at the Paris Peace Conference
Summary
At the Paris Peace Conference Italy was the only great victorious power to voice criticism vis-à-vis the territorial claims of the new state, first, during the preliminary exam in the Commission for Czechoslovak Affairs, during the decision-making process in the Supreme Council.
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