When in 1918, Hungary was treated as being on the losing side in the First World War, it had to relinquish not only areas mainly populated by other nations, but also essentially Hungarian areas such as the northern part of Vojvodina.
Serbiassa on yleisesti vallalla sellainen julkinen mielipide, että Pohjois- ja Itä-Bosnian ja Pohjois-Kosovon serbiasukkaat on vääryydellä eristetty hallinnollisesti kotimaastaan.