End Of The Warsaw Pact And The Cold War Flashcards
What became clear as the soviet control of Eastern Europe fell ?
The Warsaw pact couldn’t survive
What was the Warsaw pact ?
An alliance that United the communist states of Eastern Europe against the capitalist states of the West
Why did the pact no longer serve any purpose ?
Countries including Poland, Hungary and Germany rejected communism so the pact no longer served any purpose
When had the soviet unions military strength been called into question ?
Afghanistan and it’s weak economy meant it could no longer bolster the Warsaw pact
Why else was the Soviet Union on the verge of collapse ?
Internal divisions and demands for independence in some of its own socialist republics
What did the breaking down of the Soviet Union mean ?
It had been the link to hold the Eastern Europe bloc together
As it borne down so did the Warsaw pact
Military cooperation stopped in 1990 and the Warsaw pact was formally ended in July 1991
What did American President Bush declare?
The Malta summit between him and Gorbachev in 1989 and the Cold War saw over
When was the final end to the Cold War ?
The fall of the Soviet Union in December 1991 that finally needed the rivalry between communism in the East and the Capatalist West
