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Survey Articles (Regional)

• Yugoslavia

  By Ljubinka Trgovčević

  

  The idea for the unification of the Southern Slavs emerged in the 19^th century and the strength of its appeal varied over the course of its development. During the First World War, … READ MORE

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• Bereavement and Mourning (South East Europe)

  By Olga Manojlovic Pintar

  

  The Great War impacted the lives of almost every family in South East Europe. Unable to properly mourn the bodies of their loved ones who died at the front far from home, survivors combined … READ MORE

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• Commemoration, Cult of the Fallen (South East Europe)

  By Danilo Šarenac

  

  The article examines the main characteristics of commemorative processes which took place after the First World War in several countries in South East Europe. In many cases, the citizens of future … READ MORE

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• Film/Cinema (South East Europe)

  By Radina Vučetić

  This article offers a synthetic picture of the presence of World War I motifs in South-Eastern European cinema. It also offers an overview of the filmography of World War I and some conclusions about … READ MORE

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• Historiography 1918-Today: Serbia and Montenegro (South East Europe)

  By Gordana Krivokapic-Jovic

  Serbian historiography was analysed in light of Serbia’s historical position and role in the Western Balkans. The topics evolved out of the war’s origin and course, as well as out of Serbia’s … READ MORE

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• Post-war Economies (South East Europe)

  By Ian Innerhofer

  

  The First World War devastated the human workforce through death and invalidity and caused a massive destruction of infrastructure and material in South East Europe. Its economies underwent a major … READ MORE

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• Post-war Societies (South East Europe)

  By Ian Innerhofer

  

  South East European societies faced several challenges in the post-war period. Their population changed significantly as a consequence of war losses, war-conditioned migrations and territorial … READ MORE

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• Post-war Turmoil and Violence (Yugoslavia)

  By Stevan Bozanich

  

  Great War veterans both helped build Yugoslavia and aided in its collapse. Throughout the interwar period, some of Yugoslavia’s war veterans attempted to craft the fledgling state in their own … READ MORE

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• Propaganda at Home and in Exile (South East Europe)

  By Samuel Foster

  

  This article explores the nature of propaganda in those South East European states and territories that participated in the First World War, specifically Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, … READ MORE

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• War Aims and War Aims Discussions (South East Europe)

  By Mile Bjelajac

  

  This article offers a survey of the main currents in South East Europe in regard to the war aims of the belligerents from 1914. Some war aims had deep roots in the pre-war years. The author puts … READ MORE

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Encyclopedic Entries

• Corfu Declaration

  By Samuel Foster

  

  The Corfu Declaration was a formal agreement between the government-in-exile of the kingdom of Serbia and the Yugoslav Committee (anti-Habsburg South Slav émigrés) that pledged to unify Serbia with … READ MORE

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• Jeglič, Anton

  By Pavlina Bobic

  Bishop Jeglič was one of the most prominent Slovenian Church figures in the era leading up to the outbreak of the First World War. His political actions during the war decisively shaped the … READ MORE

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• Pašić, Nikola

  By Dalibor Denda

  

  Nikola Pašić was a Serbian/Yugoslav politician and statesman. He served twenty-two terms as prime minister and fourteen terms as foreign minister, some only a few months … READ MORE

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• Šusteršič, Ivan

  By Pavlina Bobic

  Ivan Šušteršič was a leading figure in the Slovenian and Habsburg political milieu prior to and during World War One. A prominent member of the Catholic People’s Party, he was at the forefront … READ MORE

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• Trumbić, Ante

  By Samuel Foster

  

  Ante Trumbić was a Croat politician who played an instrumental role in the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) in December 1918. Between 1905 and 1934, he served in a … READ MORE

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See also

• Commemoration, Cult of the Fallen

  By Stéphane Tison

  

  The First World War ushered in an unprecedented wave of commemorations. Mass death elicited a construction spree in memorial objects and sites across all countries and territories involved in the … READ MORE

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• Crumbling of Empires and Emerging States: Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia as (Multi)national Countries

  By Katrin Boeckh

  

  During the First World War, Czechoslovakia and the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (called “Yugoslavia” from 1929) emerged as new national states on the territories of the crumbling … READ MORE

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• Paramilitary Violence

  By Annemarie Sammartino

  

  While World War I featured the largest armies ever assembled, it was also fought by unprecedented numbers of paramilitary fighters. In a situation where the line between combatant and non-combatant … READ MORE

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• Post-war Societies

  By Richard Bessel

  

  The First World War caused unprecedented disruption to societies across the globe, from Western and (especially) Central and Eastern Europe to East Africa. While many survivors could celebrate an end … READ MORE

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• The Paris Peace Conference and its Consequences

  By Alan Sharp

  

  This article offers an overview of peacemaking after the First World War from the armistices of 1918 until 1923. It considers the outcomes of the five Parisian treaties (Versailles, Saint-Germain and … READ MORE

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