Test your knowledge on this history quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The basis for natos assessments of the quantity and quality of forces necessary. Control of the giuk line would have been very important. Can you name the member countries of nato and the warsaw pact at the time each treaty was signed.
If nato and warsaw pact had a war, could the warsaw pact. 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. Russias way of fighting back further effects significance to canada the warsaw pact after ww2 germany was split into. Force comparison 1987 nato and the warsaw pact nato. 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. The eastern bloc nations were mostly coerced by the soviet union into the treaty so that the soviet union could maintain control of all armed forces within its dominion. Nato and the warsaw pact history of western civilization ii. Force comparison of nato and the warsaw pact, including conventional forces, regional considerations, nuclear deterrence, defence expenditures and military production and technology. Feb 05, 2018 1983 nato vs warsaw pact who would have won ww3 part 2 duration. Would nato have defeated the warsaw pact in a conventional. Classroom country profiles the warsaw pact and eastern.
Comparison of measures of effectivenessindex score ratios 18 5. The alignment of almost every european nation into either nato or the warsaw pact showed the political division. But what were the real capabilities and intentions of the soviet union. The warsaw pact was established as a balance of power or counterweight to nato. While expensive in the short term, the move enabled the countries to quickly discard vast quantities of excess soviet or sovietderived equipment and facilitated the inclusion of nato standards in the training of new recruits. The main difference between the warsaw pact and nato.
Throughout the cold war, the two sides were part of military alliances known as nato west and the warsaw pact east. The warsaw pact is formed the soviet union and seven of its european satellites sign a treaty establishing the warsaw pact, a mutual defense organization that put the soviets in command of the. These alliances created the political division in europe, where the nations in europe were a part of either the nato alliance or the warsaw pact. Belgium liechtenstein san marino black sea mediterranean sea north sea atlantic ocean b a l t i c s e a crete corsica fr. Jul, 2016 can you name the member countries of nato and the warsaw pact at the time each treaty was signed. The immediate occasion for the warsaw pact was the paris agreement among the western powers admitting west germany to the north atlantic treaty organization.
Chapter 4 the sovietwarsaw pact ground forces threat to europe. Also included is information on the sources and methodology of this comparison. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Instead, the conflict was fought on an ideological basis. After world war two ended, it was clear that the usa and ussr were now huge rivals.
Nato and the warsaw pact nato is a defensive alliance. May 11, 2017 causes of the cold war nato and the warsaw pact 1. Border of nato and warsaw pact in contrast to each other from 1949 formation. The main difference between the warsaw pact and nato however was that nato was an alliance of sovereign nations who cooperated willingly. Classroom country profiles the warsaw pact and eastern europe. The warsaw pact was, however, the first step in a more systematic plan to strengthen the soviet hold over its satellites, a program undertaken by the soviet leaders nikita khrushchev and nikolay bulganin.
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. The essays in nato and the warsaw pact seek to address that glaring gap in the historiography by utilizing a wide range of case studies to explore these oftensignificant tensions, dispelling in the process all thoughts that the alliances always operated smoothly and without internal dissent. I believe that the question is covered in sufficient detail in tom clancys red storm rising. 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. Founded in 1955, the warsaw pact officially ended in history on 1.
The armed forces of the pact in the case of any war with the west were under the control of the soviet supreme command. 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. Officially known as the treaty of friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance, the alliance was proposed by the soviet union to counter the north atlantic treaty organization. May 25, 2017 in 1988, natos plan for the defense of western europe was the doctrine of forward defense, in which soviet and warsaw pact forces were stopped as far close to the inner german border as possible. Chapter 4 the sovietwarsaw pact ground forces threat to. In terms of power balance, the number of troops of the warsaw pact was one million more than nato. Nato vs warsaw pactussr games wargames boardgamegeek. 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. If it is an early attack, operation unthinkable style, then id give the edge to the soviets due to the sheer number of soldiers they had deployed in europe, 3. A comparison of natos pershing ii and ground launched cruise missiles glcm to the warsaw pacts ss4, ss5 and ss20 missiles. The us reinforcements are broken up into brigades to partially mitigate this. Warning this is not political video and very unrealistic so please dont get offented if your country gets owned or something. Instead, the conflict was fought on an ideological basis and in proxy wars. May 07, 2020 the immediate occasion for the warsaw pact was the paris agreement among the western powers admitting west germany to the north atlantic treaty organization.
Total strategic missiles and bombers between 1971 and 1983, the soviet union surpassed nato in several critical measures traditionally used to evaluate the strategic balance. In 1988, nato s plan for the defense of western europe was the doctrine of forward defense, in which soviet and warsaw pact forces were stopped as far close to the inner german border as possible. Warsaw pact membersthe warsaw pact included the soviet union, romania, poland, hungary, east germany, czechoslovakia, bulgaria, and albania. In response to this alliance, the soviet union and other communists nations in eastern europe formed an alliance, the warsaw pact. 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.
This is a nato vs warsaw pact game with three scenarios 1967, 1973, and the 1980s with variant rules. If nato and warsaw pact had a war, could the warsaw pact have. 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. This nato vs warsaw pact worksheet is suitable for 9th 12th grade. Today, in an age where the biggest threats appear to come from radical terrorists rather than nuclear superpowers, few americans under the age of 40 know. While the spotlight was mainly on the two superpowers, the united states of america and the soviet union, the european. Nato first thing you got to know about nato, or the north atlantic treaty organization, is that it is an intergovernmental military alliance which was signed on 4 april 1949. Nato vs warsaw pact worksheet for 9th 12th grade lesson. The warsaw pact was a mutual defense treaty between the soviet union ussr and seven soviet satellite nations of eastern europe signed in warsaw, poland, on may 14, 1955, and disbanded in 1991. While the warsaw pact was established as a balance of power or counterweight to nato, there was no direct confrontation between them.
Military posture nat and the warsaw pact nato archives online. The adoption of allvolunteer forces was one of the key developments that helped former warsaw pact countries move closer to nato standards. The warsaw pact embodied what was referred to as the eastern bloc, while nato and its member countries represented the western bloc. Apr 15, 20 nato and the warsaw pact gale encyclopedia of u. Albania withdrew in 1968 when it split with the ussr over differing interpretations of marxism and disagreements over regional policies. The warsaw pact was created in reaction to the integration of west germany into nato in 1955 per the paris pacts of 1954, but it is also considered to have been motivated by soviet desires to maintain control over military forces in central and eastern europe. Jan has provided a lot of interesting and relevant points, id like to add a few. This hypothetical war has been the subject of much analysis, debate and simulation. Pactnato force ratio 14 days after pact mobilization. The warsaw pact was, however, the first step in a more systematic plan to strengthen the soviet hold over its satellites, a program undertaken by the soviet leaders nikita khrushchev and nikolay bulganin after their assumption of power. The alignment of almost every european nation into either nato or the warsaw pact showed the political division that had taken place in europe after world war ii. A comparison of nato s pershing ii and ground launched cruise missiles glcm to the warsaw pact s ss4, ss5 and ss20 missiles.
Its military posture is based on the principle of maintaining adequate defence to deter aggression and, should deterrence fail, to preserve the territorial integrity of the members of the alliance. Previously the combatready warsaw pact forces in east germany, poland, and czechoslovakia. History, 2009 the united states, britain, and france along with other western european nations grew further apart from the soviet union after world war ii. Oct 16, 20 the adoption of allvolunteer forces was one of the key developments that helped former warsaw pact countries move closer to nato standards. Nato and the warsaw pact were ideologically opposed and, over time, built up their own defences starting an arms race that lasted throughout the cold war.