Fall Of The Warsaw Pact And End Of Cold War Flashcards
What was the significance of the Warsaw pacts creation in 1955
Its creation formally established that Europe was divided into two armed camps and throughout the period of the Cold War the Warsaw Pact was seen as a potential threat to the democratic West.
It was a symbol of Soviet dominance in eastern Europe.
How did it fall
the dissolution of the Brezhnev doctrine in 1989 it ment that the Soviet Union would no longer interfere with Eastern country affairs, and they could leave the Warsaw pact without Moscow resistance
What was the consequence of the dissolution if the Brehznev Doctrine
Consequently over the entirety of 1 year (1989) the USSR lost every single satellite state, from Poland in June to Yugoslavia in December - most of them electing an anticommunist leader
What was the significance of the dissolution of the Brezhnev Doctrine
symbolised the social Oppression being released on East, and the end of Soviet control.
Consequences of the dissolution of the Brezhnev Doctrine
In July 1991 the Warsaw pact was formally dissolved, followed by Gorbachev’s resignation in December followed by the break up of the soviet union.
With the fall of the Soviet Union, Europe was finally united, and trade, support and diplomacy could finally begin, Europe for almost half a century later till present day would be free
