The natowarsaw pact competition in the 1970s and 1980s. In the case of any inconsistency, the te xt in the f rench language, in which language the warsaw convention was drawn up, shall prevail. Blue streak intelligence on warsaw pact exercises, plans, organization and concepts. The warsaw treaty organization wto, officially the treaty of friendship, cooperation and. Nato and the warsaw pact history of western civilization ii. Here is your chance to find out, as you command the us or soviet forces.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. What would have happened if conventional war had broken out between nato and the warsaw pact in the 1980s. The warsaw pact the warsaw pact was the name of the military alliance between the soviet union and eastern european nations. At the end of ww2 the relationships of the once allied nations quickly. Natos own comparison with warsaw pact strength puts east. The warsaw pact is the name commonly given to the treaty between albania, bulgaria, czechoslovakia, east germany, hungary, poland, romania, and the soviet union, which was signed in poland in 1955 and was officially called the treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance. Formally known as the treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance, the warsaw.
The bear marches west contains 12 gaming scenarios set during a fictional warsaw pact invasion of west germany in the 1980s. Both nato and the warsaw pact led to the expansion of military forces and their integration into the respective blocs. Im guessing that during the cold war russian tank crews were pretty well trained so they probably would have been a good match for the nato forces. For this cold war worksheet, students unscramble 22 country names, locate the countries on a map, and identify each of them as nato or warsaw pact nations. Instead, the conflict was fought on an ideological basis. All the scenarios are based on battles depicted in wellknown novels, and are designed to be used with whatever rules the players wish. Albania, bulgaria, czechoslovakia, east germany, hungary, poland and romania albania withdrew in 1968.
The warsaw pact was declared at an end on 25 february 1991 and the czechoslovak president, vaclav havel, formally declared an end to it on 1 july 1991. Both nato and the warsaw pact led to the expansion of military forces and their. While the warsaw pact was established as a balance of power or counterweight to nato, there was no direct confrontation between them. Modern warsaw pact, yugoslavia and usa vs the rest of. Although most nations spend millions of dollars a year on their intelligence communities to obtain just such predictions, in truth most efforts tend to fail.
For material that was not produced by natos own information service the information division, the office of information and press, etc or that contains ed material from third parties, requests must be addressed directly to the originator. With embedded notes and scaffolded questions it is designed to support getting the content done in a timely and effective manner. This nato vs warsaw pact worksheet is suitable for 9th 12th grade. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. The warsaw pact reconsidered utrecht university repository. This is a nato vs warsaw pact game with three scenarios 1967, 1973, and the 1980s with variant rules. Constraining ground force exercises of nato and the. The christian science monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. Warsaw pact is a classic turnbased strategy game about a fictitious conflict between the nato community and the warsaw pact countries, set in the 1950s. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Chapter 4 the sovietwarsaw pact ground forces threat to. In another capacity, archive executive director tom blanton, who helped forge the archives connection to and support for the php network, was the.
Certified copies of the present treaty shall be transmitted by the government of the polish peoples republic to all the parties to this treaty. All content taken from nato and republished must be clearly credited or sourced to nato. It examines the cause and impact of the warsaw pact and nato. Finished intelligence2, based on human and technical sources. One of the biggest what ifs of history was a war between the warsaw pact and nato. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Warsaw pact signed on may 4th, 1955 in warsaw, poland and in 1991 the warsaw pact was declared disbanded created by the soviets 6 years after nato when west germany was admitted and it started rearming political consultative committee and unified command pact armed forces were responsible for actions committed through warsaw. Nato and warsaw pact resources, summarized in the table that follows. Nato vs warsaw pact is a game where world war iii becomes a reality. So if if it was a conventional battle between the warsaw pact countries and nato would the soviets have simply overwhelmed nato and conquered most of the continent i assume. Nato planned warheadsonlaunchers warsaw pact warheadsonlaunchers beginning of soviet deployments of ss20s armed with 3 warheads warsaw pact launchers year 73 75 79 includes operational ss, ss5, and ss20. This map is part of a series of historical political maps of europe. The warsaw pact was the military complement to the. In both cases, these were organizations that were created to try to bind together one of the two major cold war blocs in an effort to project.
Treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance. The warsaw pact also referred to as warsaw treaty, the unofficial name of the treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance was a military organization headed by the soviet union, consisting of eastern european communist states. Pactnato force ratio 14 days after pact mobilization. Done in four authentic texts in the english, french, russian and spanish languages. Russias way of fighting back further effects significance to canada the warsaw pact after ww2 germany was split into. Warsaw pact vs nato in an air war spacebattles forums. Recently, poland, hungary, and the czech republic, all former warsaw pact members, joined nato in march of 1999. They retain high visibility today as gorbachevs artful diplomacy includes farranging proposals for limitations on military activities. Predicting how an army will perform in battle is, to say the least, a risky business. Other former warsaw pact and soviet republics are seeking membership as nato struggles to find new purpose. Today nato and the warsaw pact still exist but not for the same purposes, infact around 2004 most of the countries withdrew from the warsaw pact and joined the european union. Cold war nato and the warsaw pact webquest with key this 6 page cold war document contains a webquest and teachers key related to the basics of nato and the warsaw pact during the cold war. Parallel history project php an inside history of the warsaw pact, 19551991 5 assignments relating to the front matter. Military exercises have been a focal point of csbm efforts at least as far back as the helsinki accord of 1975 see appendix.
The warsaw pact was exactly the opposite when created by the soviet union and the western european countries to support communism and even try to spread it. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. The warsaw pact was a collective defence treaty established by the soviet union and seven other soviet satellite states in central and eastern europe. Johnson served in the us military, but most of this information is from easily available open sources. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. The formation of the warsaw pact was in some ways a response to the creation of nato, although it did not occur until six years after the western alliance. Treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance warsaw, 14 may 1955 caption. Add the numbers of usaf and nato aircraft and locations. Will once again this conflict become a panzer corps clash of steel, or maybe the strategic command will decide to nuke the enemy out of the globe.
This oob is derived from a collection of documents including but not limited to us army field manual 10023 dated june 1991, soviet military power 1990 edition, world defense almanac. Belgium liechtenstein san marino black sea mediterranean sea north sea atlantic ocean b a l t i c s e a crete corsica fr. All maps by alphathon and based upon blank map of europe. The warsaw pact threat to nato nssm84 introduction this is the final report of working group 5 of the interagency steering committee for national security study memorandum 84. The pact was established in 1955 as a response to a perceived threat from the nato alliance to which canada belonged. In the present military situation there has been a shift in the weight and composition of the warsaw pact forces in central europe. This treaty included all communist slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
The iron curtain was the name of the impenetrable barrier or border between the central and eastern european countries of the soviet bloc, the sphere of influence of the soviet union, and the rest of europe during the cold war. Cia analysis of the warsaw pact forces cia foia foia. Zurich september 2002 this publication is part of a publications series by the parallel history project on nato and the warsaw pact. Documents in pdf format require the adobe acrobat reader. Among the documents published was the warsaw treatys nuclear war plan, seven days to. But what were the real capabilities and intentions of the soviet union. Parts i and ii, devoted primarily to warsaw pact capabilities and composition, constitute a revision of the first phase report sr js 702 on the warsaw pact threat.
A map indicating the different ranges of nato and warsaw pact missiles stationed throughout europe as of 1987. How was the warsaw pact similar to and different from nato. Nvwp is a turnbased tactical wargame of moderate 3d graphics, a solid information system, and a rather vicious computer player. Comparison of measures of effectivenessindex score ratios 18 5.
Done in warsaw, on may 1, 1955, in one copy each in the russian, polish, czech, and german languages, all the texts being equally authentic. Appendix to supplement b provides extracts from nato documents pertaining to. Britain, france, the united states, canada, and eight other western european countries established the north atlantic treaty organization nato in 1949. The title was developed by wastelands interactive, a native development studio with such successful productions as strategic war in europe or storm over the pacific.
Assessing the natowarsaw pact military balance dtic. Nato and warsaw pact 35 years soviet poster presidential palace in warsaw, in 1955 known as governors palace palac namiestnikowski, where the warsaw pact was signed. Gorbachevs policy of openness glasnost and restructuring perestroika, together with other initiatives, opened the way for popular uprisings. Cold war nato and the warsaw pact webquest with key by. This hypothetical war has been the subject of much analysis, debate and simulation.
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