(A) Italy did not want to ‘punish’ Germany as the other three nations did.
(B) Italy carried too much guilt for actions carried out in WWI.
(C) ** Italy’s demand for more territory was denied
(D) Italy had too many conflicting ideas.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Why did Italy drop out of the Big Four? Italy did not want to ‘punish’ Germany as the other three nations did. Italy carried too much guilt for actions carried out in WWI.
Concept note-2: -Italy was disappointed that it was denied territory promised by Britain and France.
Concept note-3: -What did people in Italy think of the Treaty? Most Italians believed that Italy had been treated very badly at Versailles. 460, 000 Italians had died in the war, but at Versailles Orlando was almost ignored. Italy had not been given the land that had been promised at the Secret Treaty of London.
Concept note-4: -Answer and Explanation: Italy refused to support its ally Germany (as well as Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire) at the outbreak of World War I, because they believed that the Triple Alliance was meant to be defensive in nature.
Concept note-5: -Introduction. The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied Nations on June 28, 1919, formally ending World War One. The terms of the treaty required that Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies.