State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs

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Was a political entity that was constituted in October 1918, at the end of World War I, by Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (Prečani) residing in what were the southernmost parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Summary

The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived state that existed for a few months at the end of World War I. It was established on October 29, 1918 after the collapse of Austria-Hungary, bringing together the southern Slav-populated regions that had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The new state encompassed the former Austro-Hungarian provinces of Slovenija, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Vojvodina. It was a unitary, democratic and parliamentary state, with the intention of uniting with the Kingdom of Serbia to form a new Yugoslav state.

On December 1, 1918, it was united with the Kingdom of Serbia to form the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes under the Serbian Karadjordjević dynasty. This union was pushed for by the Serbian government, which wanted to maintain its dominant position in the new state.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. World War I

Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

1.1.Aftermath of World War I

Were a series of treaties and military events that can be considered a direct consequence of World War I.

1.1.1.Aftermath of World War I in Yugoslavia

Events that happened shortly after the end of World War I in Yugoslavia.

Disestablishment