Formation of nato and warsaw pact lesson objectives. Instead, the conflict was fought on an ideological basis. Nato was founded in 1949 by western nations, such as britain, canada and america, along with the majority of noncommunist europe. Nato warsaw pact definition of nato warsaw pact by the free. Parallel history project on nato and the warsaw pact php a cardboard castle. Students will use two internet articles and a 3minute video clip to answer the questions. Certified copies of the present treaty shall be transmitted by the government of the polish peoples republic to all the parties to this treaty. 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. Instead, the conflict was fought on an ideological basis and in proxy wars. May 11, 2017 causes of the cold war nato and the warsaw pact 1. The nato military chain of command began with the north atlantic council based in brussels under the secretary. All maps by alphathon and based upon blank map of europe. The command structure of nato is designed for a purely defensive war in order to prepare for a possible attack from warsaw pact countries the nato countries worked together to prepare contingency plans, preposition huge stocks of equipment and supplies in europe and conducted large scale exercises. Warsaw pact vs nato in an air war spacebattles forums.
Player nations include the ussr and china on one side and the usa and nato on the other, with plenty of neutral countries which may join one side or the other during the course of the game. Both nato and the warsaw pact led to the expansion of military forces and. The warsaw pact alliance has had a plan for dividing and crushing the nato alliance for years. 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. The main difference between the warsaw pact and nato however. 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. Previously the combatready warsaw pact forces in east germany, poland, and czechoslovakia. Military power of nato and the warsaw pact states in 1973. In the present military situation there has been a shift in the weight and composition of the warsaw pact forces in central europe.
The eastern bloc nations were mostly coerced by the soviet union into the treaty so that the soviet union could maintain control of. The warsaw pact was essentially just a response to the creation of nato, it would not exist if western germany would not have joined the organization. Pactnato force ratio 14 days after pact mobilization. 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. Add the numbers of usaf and nato aircraft and locations. All the scenarios are based on battles depicted in wellknown novels, and are designed to be used with whatever rules the players wish. Jan 28, 2017 this worksheet works well for the cold war unit of the new gcses. Nato warsaw pact synonyms, nato warsaw pact pronunciation, nato warsaw pact translation, english dictionary definition of nato warsaw pact. With a political smokescreen masking the buildup, the training just appears to be practice. S, canada, and other western countriesit was called the north atlantic treaty organization. Nato and warsaw pact countries had access to nuclear weapons. The soviet union felt threatened by this, and thus created the warsaw pact. Nato had organized her entire troops, air forces, and navies to defend their homelands.
Throughout the cold war, the two sides were part of military alliances known as nato west and the warsaw pact east. The secret soviet plan to crush nato in 7 days duration. Russias way of fighting back further effects significance to canada the warsaw pact after ww2 germany was split into. Assessing the value of the nato alliance senate foreign relations. The natowarsaw pact competition in the 1970s and 1980s. Belgium liechtenstein san marino black sea mediterranean sea north sea atlantic ocean b a l t i c s e a crete corsica fr. A short history of nato it is often said that the north atlantic treaty organization was founded in response to the threat posed by the soviet union.
This questionable transferability of the rma of the late 1970s and. Nato vs warsaw pact game pdf download created date. A comparison of natos pershing ii and ground launched cruise missiles glcm to the warsaw pacts ss4, ss5 and ss20 missiles. Cold war nato and the warsaw pact webquest with key by. Recently, poland, hungary, and the czech republic, all former warsaw pact members, joined nato in march of 1999. Nato vs warsaw pact general discussions topic details. With embedded notes and scaffolded questions it is designed to support getting the content done in a timely and effective manner. Force comparison of nato and the warsaw pact, including conventional forces, regional considerations, nuclear deterrence, defence expenditures and military production and technology. This map is part of a series of historical political maps of europe. Source analysis and map work on nato and the warsaw pact. If better concerns military performance, then nato wasnt really a match for the warsaw pact in 1960s though it improved over the decade. Comparison of measures of effectivenessindex score ratios 18 5.
Warsaw pact views of natos plans and capabilities, april 28, 1960. They put east bloc tank strength even greater than nato estimates 59,500 vs. Not sprey, usnusaf multi year study evaluating missile and aircraft capabilities involving f14s and f15 armed with aim9 and aim7s vs f5mig21 analog with all aspect missiles. Chapter 4 the sovietwarsaw pact ground forces threat to europe. Sep, 2008 nato and the warsaw pact 1945 1955 slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. 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. After the end of the second world war, the two super. Pdf the north atlantic treaty organisation nato is the strongest and most successful political cum military alliance the.
Maps, charts, and rules are all provided but you must provide. Force comparison 1987 nato and the warsaw pact nato. With the nuclear power in the hands of both sides there is a huge possibility to end the world as we know it. 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. Powerpoint presentation corresponding notes in microsoft word and pdf corresponding cloze worksheets in microsoft word and pdfobjective. Treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance. But soviet conduct in eastern europe and the blockade of berlin appeared convincing. It was also created for trading without having to be taxed. Was nato a better alliance than the warsaw pact back in the. Warsaw pact nato promotion of capitalist economy developed for defense warsaw pact promotion of communist economy developed for offense nato and the cold war nato on the side of the united states during the cold war. The main difference between the warsaw pact and nato.
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. 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. Nato and the warsaw pact history of western civilization ii. Understand the political atmosphere of postworld war ii europe and the u. 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.
This is a nato vs warsaw pact game with three scenarios 1967, 1973, and the 1980s with variant rules. In fact, the alliances creation was part of a broader effort to serve three purposes. Zurich may 2005 this publication is part of a publications series by the parallel history project on nato and the warsaw pact php. Nato was also a vehicle for promoting stability and trust among the countries of western. An inside history of the warsaw pact, 19551991 vojtech mastny and malcolm byrne eds. Warsaw pact had declared an allout war against the nato. 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. The assignment contains 26 questions about the north atlantic treaty organization nato, warsaw pact, and the marshall plan. How nato and warsaw formedan alliance made in 1949 between western nations including great britain, the u. Russia, on the other hand, had mobilized the entire russian red army to invade the hostile countries. Formed as a security agreement against one of the main superpowers at the time, the ussr.
Council special reports are available for download from cfrs website, r. Atlantic treaty organisation nuclear disarmament nuclear deterrence warsaw pact. The warsaw pact embodied what was referred to as the eastern bloc, while nato and its member countries represented the western bloc. Five files are included in the emergence of nato and the warsaw pact pack. When the cruel tyrant has gone, soviet warmongers has been finally able to start war with rotten west. Cold war film first five days of world war iii nato vs. Border of nato and warsaw pact in contrast to each other from 1949.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. A comparison of nato s pershing ii and ground launched cruise missiles glcm to the warsaw pact s ss4, ss5 and ss20 missiles. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. In response to this alliance, the soviet union and other communists nations in eastern europe formed an alliance, the warsaw pact.
The natowarsaw pact military competition at the heart of the cold war was also the incubator of a revolution in military affairs rma in europe in the 1970s and 1980s, which predates the betterknown american concept of rma of the 1990s. The warsaw treaty organization wto, officially the treaty of friendship, cooperation and. The bear marches west contains 12 gaming scenarios set during a fictional warsaw pact invasion of west germany in the 1980s. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 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. The idea of communists expansion led the united states and eleven western european nations to join together and form the north atlantic treaty organization nato. Cardboard castle an inside history of the warsaw pact on jstor. Like the treaty itself, it was supplied by the soviets and imposed on their allies. Forces of the north atlantic treaty organization nato clashed with troops of the red army and their warsaw pact allies. Nato and the warsaw pact were two completely different organisations.
Modern warsaw pact, yugoslavia and usa vs the rest of. The warsaw pact was established as a balance of power or counterweight to nato. The warsaw pact would have used many more smaller tactical nukes against nato command posts, army bases, airfields, equipment depots and missile and communications sites. Nato vs warsaw pact is a strategic game about potential cold war conflict just after the stalins death. 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 warsaw pact was the military complement to the. If nato and warsaw pact had a war, could the warsaw pact have. The main difference between the warsaw pact and nato however was that nato was an alliance of sovereign nations who cooperated willingly. Both nato and the warsaw pact led to the expansion of military forces and their integration into the respective blocs. It examines the cause and impact of the warsaw pact and nato. On 14 may 1955, in warsaw, albania, bulgaria, czechoslovakia, the german democratic republic, hungary, poland, romania and the soviet union sign a treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance, known as the warsaw pact.
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. About the middle of january, the warsaw pact explodes seemingly. Reducing tensions between russia and nato council on. Cold war nato and the warsaw pact webquest with key. While the warsaw pact was established as a balance of power or counterweight to nato, there was no direct confrontation between them.
You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. The warsaw pact roy rosenzweig center for history and. Treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance warsaw, 14 may 1955 caption. Nato was created by the western country to find security and then russia had form the warsaw pact. The formation of the warsaw pact was in some ways a response to the creation of nato, although it did. To examine the circumstances surrounding the formation of the united nations and glob. 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. Other former warsaw pact and soviet republics are seeking membership as nato struggles to find new purpose. Also included is information on the sources and methodology of this comparison. After world war two ended, it was clear that the usa and ussr were now huge rivals.
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