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Archives for August 20th, 2004
Plebiscite propaganda: “The terrible state of German Austria.”
On October 20, 1920, a plebiscite was held on whether Carinthia should go to Austria or the newly-formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. (The SHS Kingdom later became the first “Yugoslavia.”) This map shows the area in question, and how people voted. Although the southern area was predominantly Slovene-speaking, Austria won there with 59% of the total vote. So much for Slavic unity.
As you can see by the picture above, propaganda was employed to try to influence the outcome of the vote. Both sides also issued semipostal stamps to raise money for their cause. Here’s an Austrian one. And here’s a Slovene one. The letters KGCA on the Slovenian stamp stand for “Carinthian Governmental Commission Zone A.” There was also a Zone B in Carinthia, encompassing the predominantly ethnic German areas around Klagenfurt. A plebiscite was planned for this area as well, but was unneccesary after the first plebisicite went in favor of Austria.
