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The peak of emigration from what is now Slovenia was between 1860 and 1914; during this period, between 170,000 and 300,000 left areas that are now part of Slovenia. [6] By 1880 there were around 1,000 Slovene Americans, many of whom worked in the Upper Midwest as miners; within 30 years, about 30,000 to 40,000 Slovenian immigrants lived in the ...
The overall number of World War II casualties in Slovenia is estimated at 97,000. The number includes about 14,000 people, who were killed or died for other war-related reasons immediately after the end of the war, [86] [87] and the tiny Jewish community, which was nearly annihilated in the Holocaust.
The French first entered Indiana c. 1670. The region was part of New France from 1679–1763, ruled by Great Britain from 1763–1783, and part of the United States of America 1783–present.
Following the re-establishment of Yugoslavia at the end of World War II, Slovenia became part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, declared on 29 November 1943. A socialist state was established, but because of the Tito–Stalin split , economic and personal freedoms were broader than in the Eastern Bloc .
The following is an incomplete list of wars fought by Slovenia, by its people or regular armies during periods when Slovene states (whether constituent or sovereign) existed, from antiquity to the present day. [a] The list gives the name, the date, combatants, and the result of these conflicts following this legend: Slovenian victory
Slovenia was in a rare position in Europe during the Second World War because only Greece shared its experience of being divided between three or more countries. However, Slovenia was the only one that experienced a further step—absorption and annexation into neighboring Germany , Italy , Croatia , and Hungary . [ 12 ]
The Ten-Day War ends [4] and the Yugoslav People's Army is given three months to leave the territory of the Republic of Slovenia. In all, fewer than a hundred people died in the clashes, mostl of whom were Yugoslav People Army's soldiers and personnel. 26 October: Last troops of the Yugoslav People's Army leave Slovenia. [4] 23 December
The Slovene lands or Slovenian lands (Slovene: Slovenske dežele or in short Slovensko) is the historical [1] denomination for the territories in Central and Southern Europe where people primarily spoke Slovene. The Slovene lands were part of the Illyrian provinces, the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary (in Cisleithania).