Break Up Of The Warsaw Pact And The Fall Of The USSR Flashcards

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When was the Warsaw Pact formally dissolved

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July 1991

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What were the causes to the start of the warsaw pact dissolving

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The Brezhnev Doctrine being given up meant Satellite states could now leave the Warsaw Pact with no risk of invasion.

As the capitalist living standards were so much higher even with Gorbachev’s new reforms it meant that when the Warsaw Pact countries were allowed to leav they instantly did

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3
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What was the ‘year of miracles’

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1989

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What country was the first to open borders with the west

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Hungary first opened borders with Austria in may 1989

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What happened in November of 1989 in Czechoslovakia

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The Velvet revolution overthrew the communist goverment and Havel,an anti communist, becomes president

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What happened in Romania in December 1989

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Leader Ceauesecu was excecuted on national TV and in turn overthrown

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What happened in December of 1989 in Bulgaria

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Bulgarian communist leader Mlandenov resigned on national Tv

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Why was the Warsaw pact dissolved

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After the collapse of communist goverments in Eastern Europe there was no need for it anymore

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Why did the Warsaw pact dissolve

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After the collapse of the eastern european communist goverments there was no need for it anymore

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What led to the downfall of the Soviet union

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Many Senior members of the Communist party blamed Gorbachev for the break up of the eastern bloc and felt he had weakened communism

A ‘gang of eight’ staged a coup to remove gorbachev which was initially successful but was then defeated by another group

And then Gorbachev returned but with his authority damaged he eventually resigned and announced the dissolution of the USSSR

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Why did Gorbachev resign

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His authority had been damaged by the coup and his new constitution idea was rejected.So he resigned and dissolved the Soviet Union

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When was the USSR dissolved

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December 1991

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What were the consequences of the dissolution of the USSR

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Many of the republics that had been a part of the USSR began to gain independence
Gorbachev and Bush met in Malta to confirm and ending to the Cold War

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What were the consequences of the dissolution of the USSR

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Many of the republics that had been a part of the USSR began to gain independence
Gorbachev and Bush met in Malta to confirm and ending to the Cold War

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