As of 1878, there were only three free Slavic states in the world: the Russian Empire, Serbia and Montenegro. Bulgaria was also free but was de jure vassal to the Ottoman Empire until official independence was declared in 1908. In the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire of approximately 50 million people, about 23 million were Slavs. The Slavic peoples who were, for the most part, denied a voice in the affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, were calling for national self-determination. During World War I, representatives of the Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes set up organizations in the Allied countries to gain sympathy and recognition. In 1918, after World War I ended, the Slavs established such independent states as Czechoslovakia, the Second Polish Republic, and the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. COUNT 4
QSN1 What three free Slavic states were in the world as of 1878? ANS1 the Russian Empire, Serbia and Montenegro QSN2 When were the Russian Empire, Serbia, and Montenegro the only free Slavic states in the world? ANS2 1878 QSN3 Whose official independence was declared in 1908? ANS3 Bulgaria QSN4 When were independent states as Czechoslovakia, the Second Polish Republic, and the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs established? ANS4 In 1918