May Day Celebrated Abroad

The video covers demonstrations in Berlin and Paris during May Day. In Berlin, both Russian and Western sectors see gatherings, with larger communist crowds but more enthusiastic anti-communist demonstrators. In Paris, the decline of communism is noted with smaller, less energetic crowds compared to previous years. General Charles de Gaulle leads a significant rally of rightist supporters. Both de Gaulle and communist groups oppose the Atlantic Pact and Allied plans for Germany.

What was notable about the anti-communist demonstrators in Berlin?

• They were more enthusiastic than the communist crowds.

• They were less organized than the communist crowds.

• They were larger in number than the communist crowds.

• They were supported by the government.

What was the main focus of the demonstrations in Berlin?

• Gathering of both Russian and Western sectors.

• Celebration of a national holiday.

• Opposition to the Allied plan for Germany.

• Support for the Atlantic Pact.

What does the less impressive turnout of French communists in Paris suggest?

• A decline in communism's influence in France.

• An increase in government support for communism.

• A rise in communism's influence in France.

• A shift in communist strategies.

Where did General Charles de Gaulle address his supporters in Paris?

• At the city's largest park.

• In front of the Eiffel Tower.

• In a local theater.

• At a government building.

What was the stance of both de Gaulle and the communists regarding the Atlantic Pact?

• They both criticized it.

• They both ignored it.

• They both were indifferent to it.

• They both supported it.