Footage Post-war Czechoslovakia. (1945-1947)
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0:00:17Post-war Czechoslovakia (1945-1947)
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Industrial enterprises and institutions of Czechoslovakia.
Keywords
bank, stock exchange, parliament, East Europe
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A government meeting.
President Eduard Beneš speaks.
A rally at the factory in support of nationalization.
Beneš signs the decree on nationalization.
Keywords
strike, working class
Persons:
Edvard Beneš was a Czechoslovak statesman and political figure. He was the second President of Czechoslovakia.
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Preparing for the 1946 elections.
A girl in national costume takes numbered lots from a basket.
A girl posts election leaflets.
A polling station.
People drop ballots into the box.
Lists of voting results on the wall.
A crowd on the street before the announcement of the election results.
Aerial view of Wenceslas Square.
Keywords
lottery, secret ballot, democracy, Eastern Bloc
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American Mission vehicles in Prague.
Foreign diplomats await election results.
A street cleaner removes election leaflets from the pavement.
A view of the Vltava River bridges.
Keywords
zone of influence, Eastern Bloc
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Representatives of Czechoslovakian parties meet with the president.
Eduard Beneš and Prime Minister Karel Gottwald shake hands.
Karel Gottwald addresses the nation.
Keywords
elections, government, democracy
Persons:
Klement Gottwald - Czechoslovak revolutionary, leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
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Meeting of an American general with a representative of the Czech command.
Keywords
zone of influence, dialogue, diplomacy
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A food processing plant.
Law enforcement officers raid a warehouse containing illegal goods.
Keywords
speculation, police, class struggle
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People crowd around a newspaper stand.
A rally at the factory.
A panorama of the faces of the gathered people.
Keywords
protest, nationalization, proletariat, bourgeoisie
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Drought in Czechoslovakia.
A forest is burning.
A farmer is behind a plow.
Keywords
weather cataclysm, fire, crop failure, food
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A rally in Prague Square in honor of the raising of the American flag.
Keywords
zone of influence, Marshall Plan, help
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The plane lands at the airfield.
Prime Minister Karl Gottwald descends the steps.
A ceremonial welcome is held for Karl Gottwald upon his return from Moscow.
Keywords
agreement, Eastern Bloc, help
Persons:
Klement Gottwald - Czechoslovak revolutionary, leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Calendar:
1947
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A freight train pulls into the station.
A sign reads "Wheat from the USSR" in Czech.
People are unpacking shovels and unloading grain cars.
Women are carrying away sacks of sugar.
Keywords
food, Eastern Bloc, zone of influence, help
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Meeting of opposition parties.
Keywords
opposition, class struggle
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Armed Slovak soldiers in the mountains.
A group of arrested people with an escort.
Keywords
opposition, resistance, military operation
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New Year's ball in the Prague Opera hall.
Keywords
dance, waltz, aristocracy