Break Up Of The Warsaw Pact And The Fall Of The USSR Flashcards
When was the Warsaw Pact formally dissolved
July 1991
What were the causes to the start of the warsaw pact dissolving
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
What was the ‘year of miracles’
1989
What country was the first to open borders with the west
Hungary first opened borders with Austria in may 1989
What happened in November of 1989 in Czechoslovakia
The Velvet revolution overthrew the communist goverment and Havel,an anti communist, becomes president
What happened in Romania in December 1989
Leader Ceauesecu was excecuted on national TV and in turn overthrown
What happened in December of 1989 in Bulgaria
Bulgarian communist leader Mlandenov resigned on national Tv
Why was the Warsaw pact dissolved
After the collapse of communist goverments in Eastern Europe there was no need for it anymore
Why did the Warsaw pact dissolve
After the collapse of the eastern european communist goverments there was no need for it anymore
What led to the downfall of the Soviet union
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
Why did Gorbachev resign
His authority had been damaged by the coup and his new constitution idea was rejected.So he resigned and dissolved the Soviet Union
When was the USSR dissolved
December 1991
