As the First World War ended , he came back to his city , Trieste .
As the First World War ended , he found his flourishing economic assets completely overwhelmed by the fall of Austria , the devaluation of currency and the new borders .
As the First World War ended , he came back to his city , Trieste , and found his flourishing economic assets completely overwhelmed by the fall of Austria , the devaluation of currency and the new borders .