1920 Carinthian plebiscite

Austrian propaganda poster in Slovene from 1920. The text reads: "Mother, do not vote for Yugoslavia, or I will be drafted for King Peter". With such messages, the Austrian side depicted Yugoslavs as militaristic, and Austrians and Germans as peace-loving.[1]
A Yugoslav propaganda sticker. The text reads: "In Yugoslavia, the farmer is the prince. In German Austria, the Jews and the barons are."

The Carinthian plebiscite (German: Kärntner Volksabstimmung, Slovene: Koroški plebiscit) was held on 10 October 1920 in the area in southern Carinthia predominantly settled by Carinthian Slovenes. It determined the final border between the Republic of Austria and the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) after World War I. The predominantly Slovene-speaking plebiscite area voted to remain part of Austria with a 59% majority.

  1. ^ Jurić Pahor, Marija (2010). ""Komaj rojen, že goriš v ognju večera" (S. Kosovel). Razvojne poteze in učinki množičnih travmatizacij v primorski in koroški spominski literaturi v času prve svetovne vojne in po njej" ["Hardly Born, You Burn in the Fire of Evening" (S. Kosovel). Developmental Traits and Impacts of Mass Traumatisations on Littoral and Carinthian Memorial Literature During ad After World War I] (PDF). Acta Histriae (in Slovenian, Italian, and English). Vol. 18, no. 1–2. University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre of Koper & The Historical Society of Southern Primorska - Koper. pp. 293–294.[dead link]