The new weapons and new methods of warfare that were developed during World War I dramatically affected the nature of the conflict. ... Tanks were also used for the first time in a new weapon in warfare, and were described by the soldiers as "invulnerable steel beasts- that represented "annihilation-.27 The submarine came into use for the first time on a large scale during World War I. ... These U-boats were valuable weapons for Germans. ...

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Like many European nations, Italy emerged from the First World War as a democracy in distress. Italy was on the winning side, but the war had cost nearly 700,000 Italian lives and over $15 billion. Moreover, Italy had received secret promises of specific territorial gains during the war, only to find those promises withdrawn when they con- flicted with principles of self-determination. Italian claims to the west coast of the Adriatic, for instance, were denied by Yugoslavia. Italy received most of the Austrian territories it demanded, but many maintained that these were inadequate rewards for ...

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