Yugoslavia: History

History

Yugoslavia came into existence as a result of World War I. In 1914 only Serbia (which included present-day North Macedonia and Kosovo) and Montenegro were independent states; Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. (The earlier histories of Yugoslavia's six component republics are treated in more detail in their respective articles.)

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