Traditional business in the Czech Republic

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Traditional business in the Czech Republic

• ..up to 1989

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An appreciation of dates

• Pre 1914
• Austro-Hungarian empire Czechoslovakia created
  1918
• 1918-1939
• 1939-1945
• German occupation
• 1945-1989
• Communist regime (Influenced by Russia)
• Prague spring 1968
• Velvet revolution November 1989
• Post 1989

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Traditional industries (1)

• Heavy industry
• Engineering
• Skoda
• Tesla
• Mining
• Black coal
• Soft coal
• Clay
• Graphite
• Silver ? Uranium

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Traditional industries (2)

• Specialised
• Chemical
• Medical
• Shoes
• Glassware
• Contact lenses
• Films
• Musical instruments
• etc, etc, etc

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Traditional industries (3)

• Other
• Brewing
• .also, wines and spirits
• Agribusiness
• Livestock ? milk/cheese/meat
• Timber
• Fruit/vegetables
• etc, etc, etc

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In more detail.

• Skoda
• Tesla
• Bata

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A selection of traditional Czech films
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