Would the Entente still keep their promises to Italy if the CP won?

One of the promises made to Italy by the Entente was land concessions to Libya and Italian Somaliland, which gave the countries the shape they hold today. If the central powers had won, would the Entente still grant these lands to Italy? Or would they use the defeat as an excuse to withhold them?
 
One of the promises made to Italy by the Entente was land concessions to Libya and Italian Somaliland, which gave the countries the shape they hold today. If the central powers had won, would the Entente still grant these lands to Italy? Or would they use the defeat as an excuse to withhold them?

Considering how poor Italy's preformance during the war was and the amount of supplies and forces the Entente would have sent in to prop up the collapsing Italian front during the later campaigns of this scenario, than I think they could justly claim that Rome diden't uphold her end of the bargin, and Italy would be facing too much instability to push the issue.
 
I also think after a loss the offer would be void. Then again, they didn't concede much to Italy - just some pieces of desert. Don't mention the oil, it's too early for that yet.
 
Considering how poor Italy's preformance during the war was and the amount of supplies and forces the Entente would have sent in to prop up the collapsing Italian front during the later campaigns of this scenario, than I think they could justly claim that Rome diden't uphold her end of the bargin, and Italy would be facing too much instability to push the issue.

Honestly, i Italy had to won the war with what the Entente gave us we will spoke all german by now
 
I could see Italy making a seperate peace as the war effort falls apart in exchange for softer terms. The Germans might be OK with this, or they might not be, but when you think about it, they didn't want anything from Italy in the first place, they had no border with it, nor did they ever really consider the Italians a primary enemy. Sure, Austria may have been worried but it wasn't in a position to call too many shots. Anyway, if the CP did come to some agreement with Rome, the additional resources this peace would free up would further strengthen the German military position by the time of ceasefire. This would increase its leverage over the French and British at the peace negotiations.

If the italian government agreed to this, it would void its agreements for sure. Well, unless of course the CP promised Italy it would force the EP to honor the territorial promises as a condition of peace.
 
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