Italy was used as a battle ground for austria-hungary and
a. spain
c. britain
b. france
d. russia

b. France

Explanation:

In the framework of the First World War, the Italian Front refers to a series of battles waged between the armies of Austria-Hungary and Italy, together with their respective allies, in northern Italy between 1915 and 1918. Italy hoped that by joining to the countries of the Triple Entente against the Central Powers could rescue the historical Italian territories in the hands of Austrians: the Cisalpine Tyrol (current provinces of Trento and Bolzano), Istria, Dalmatia and the port of Trieste. Although Italy had hoped to start the war with a surprise offensive designed to act quickly and capture several Austrian cities, it got bogged down in a trench warfare similar to the Western Front.

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