THE WARSAW PACT

The Warsaw Pact was the name of

the military alliance between the Soviet
Union and Eastern European nations.
This treaty included all communist
countries except Yugoslavia; Soviet
Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary,
Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, and
East Germany. The official name of the
treaty is known as Treaty of
Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual
Assistance.

Some important provisions of

the treaty:
The members of the treaty
will defend each other if one
or more of the members were
attacked.
The treaty also stated that
relations among the
signatories were based on
mutual noninterference in
internal affairs and respect
for national sovereignty and
independence.

Creation
In 1955, the USSR with its own fears of a rearmed
Germany created a competing military alliance
system, the Warsaw Pact. It integrated the armed
forces of Eastern Europe into a unified command
under the USSR. In addition, the USSR recognized
East Germany as an independent state. It was formally
called the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and
Mutual Assistance. The treaty was signed in Warsaw,
Poland on May 14, 1955, that was established to
counter the alleged threat from the NATO alliance.

Structure
The two major organs of the Warsaw Pact are:
1. Political Consultative Committee-handles political matters
2. Combined Command of Pact Armed Forces - controlled the
assigned multi-national forces, with headquarters in Warsaw,
Poland.
The Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the
Warsaw Treaty Organization commands and controls all the
military forces of the member countries
Purposes
1. To reinforce communist dominance in Eastern Europe.
2. To provide a counterbalance to NATO and increase the
international negotiating power of the Soviet Union.

Warsaw Pacts Use of Nuclear Weapon

Warsaw Pact was equipped with nuclear
weapons, like the NATO.
The Soviet Union would not use the nuclear
weapons unless the United States used
theirs.
Both NATO and Warsaw pact countries had
access to nuclear weapons but they didnt
use them against each other. Why? Because,
they believed in the idea of MAD.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) Idea that whereby to launch a nuclear attack
against another nuclear-armed power would
result in the annihilation of both.

How the Warsaw Pact influenced the Cold War

The Warsaw Pact was a major factor in increasing tensions between the
countries during the Cold War. Because of its opposing alliance with the
NATO, the country members of both parties sent out terrible threats, violent
propagandas, and other measures of short open warfare
What are the reasons why Warsaw Pact lost the war?
a. Economic problems:
-Lack of money for superior weapons needed to win
-Too much money spent on weapons and military already
b. Soviet control of pact failing:
-Non-Soviets werent trusted with Soviet weapons
-1985 -Non-Soviets demanded for more power
-Communism ending in some states

Events that lead to the end of Warsaw

Pact
By late 1980s, anti-Soviet and anti-Communist movements
throughout Eastern Europe began to crack the Warsaw Pact.
In 1990, East Germany left the Warsaw Pact in preparation
for its reunification with West Germany. Poland and
Czechoslovakia also indicated their strong desire to
withdraw.
In March 1991, Soviet military commanders relinquished
their control of Warsaw Pact forces. A few months later, the
pact's Political Consultative Committee met for one final
time and formally recognized what had already effectively
occurredthe Warsaw Pact was no more.

Warsaw

VS.

1. Eastern Bloc countries

forced to sign a military
alliance: the Warsaw
Pact
2. Cuba, North Korea,
China
and
other
communist countries in
Asia and Latin America
3. Spread communism all
over the world
4. Destroy enemies of
communism

NATO

1.
Great
western
democracies joined NATO
(North Atlantic Treaty
Organization)
2. Britain, France, West
Germany and other anticommunist countries
3. Contain and stop the
spread of communism
4.
Assist
all
other
enemies
of
communism militarily or