Footage Czechoslovakia. (1945-1950)
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0:00:57Czechoslovakia (1945-1950)
Reel №1
A woman carrying a basket enters a medical facility.
A nurse carries away a child.
Children are in hospital beds, two at a time.
Food coupons are being distributed.
A truck carries away milk cans.
A grocery store window opens.
Keywords
food, hospital, crisis
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Reel №2
US Ambassador Steinhardt delivers a speech in Prague.
Workers emerge from the factory gates.
A column of demonstrators passes.
People gather in the square. K. Gottwald speaks from the balcony of the government building.
A view of the assembled crowd from above.
Close-ups of the protesters.
Keywords
crisis, government, protest
Persons:
Klement Gottwald - Czechoslovak revolutionary, leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
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Reel №3
Congress of factory committees, delegates vote.
Keywords
government crisis, communists, vote
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Reel №4
A general strike in Czechoslovakia.
The machine grinds to a halt.
Workers leave the factory.
A tram stops on the tracks.
An office closes.
Workers go on strike.
Large demonstrations in Prague.
A crowd gathers on Wenceslas Square.
Keywords
strike, political crisis, protest
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Reel №5
Negotiations between Prime Minister Karel Gottwald and President Erdogan Beneš.
A view of Wenceslas Square, filled with people, from above.
The crowd on the square welcomes Gottwald.
Gottwald addresses the crowd.
Keywords
government crisis, resignation of the government, course towards socialism, National Front
Persons:
Edvard Beneš was a Czechoslovak statesman and political figure. He was the second President of Czechoslovakia.
Klement Gottwald - Czechoslovak revolutionary, leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia