 The Italians felt this was a humiliation and called for a plebiscite within Venetia, allowing them to decide whether or not to join the Kingdom of Italy, so that it could be said Venice joined the Italian Nation willingly.The treaty also forced Italy to pay a cash indemnity for each Austrian fort present in Venetia, as well as requiring them to assume the state debt Venetia had accumulated while under Austrian control.The treaty required Austria to formally acknowledge the existence of the Kingdom of Italy.