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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, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance'. Although this rather cute title sounds more like the agreement which you and your friend have about sending cards to each other on Valentine's Day, it was actually a military treaty, which bound its signatories to come to the aid of the others, should any one of them be the victim of foreign aggression.
Nominally the Warsaw Pact was a response to a similar treaty made by the Western Allies in 1949 (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or NATO) as well as the re-militarization of West Germany in 1954, both of which posed a potential threat to the Eastern countries. Although it was stressed by all that the Warsaw Treaty was based on total equality of each nation and mutual non-interference in one another's internal affairs, the Pact quickly became a powerful political tool for the Soviet Union to hold sway over its allies and harness the powers of their combined military. When Hungary tried to extricate themselves from the agreement in 1956, Soviet forces moved to crush the uprising; and, in 1968, Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia (with support from five other Pact members), after the Czech government began to exhibit 'Imperialistic' tendencies.
Following the diminishing power of the USSR in the 1980s and the eventual fall of Communism the treaty became redundant. The Warsaw Pact was officially dissolved in Prague in 1991, after successive governments withdrew their support of the treaty.
* This article on the Warsaw Pact is meant to be an informative introduction to Warsaw's history for travellers, and is not meant to be used for academic research. Please do not use it for any academic papers, but instead refer to published academic works and textbooks. * | | | |
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Nov.09.2009
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Jun.28.2009
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United States
Apr.07.2009
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United States
Apr.06.2009
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United States
Apr.02.2009
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| | "this helped me on my project" | Ashlee
United States
Apr.02.2009
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| | "to all those that used this for a project or research paper, and to those who say this gives inaccurate information, read the starred(*) paragraph..." | Mawiwa
United States
Feb.24.2009
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| | "The article could have impressed the sruggle this presented to the countries within the pact. Countries can't be to close to each other. That's why Russia was able to take control of the pact. " | pericles
United States
Feb.09.2009
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| | "its entertaining reading all the bizarre comments you people posted here, so i may as well submit one to the next person looking for a simplified understanding of the Warsaw pact...and some good laughs." | sammy
Canada
Jan.26.2009
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| | "I found it helpful. It illustrates the importance of a strong agreement among different countries." | Rinor Zuka
Albania
Jan.21.2009
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| | "Jen, you were correct in fixing some facts but Truman did not give the "Iron Curtain" speech; Churchill did." | Sam
United States
Jan.11.2009
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| | "the page had sifnificant information for its length. I just want to point out to Jen and the others who have read her comment that the Iron Curtain speech was given by Winston Churchill." | Ocean
Brazil
Jan.11.2009
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| | "In response to Zach, the UN had already been formed in 1945 and they took little action upon the coming of the cold war. And NATO was formed to contain communism- Truman, president of the US at the time gave the Iron Curtain speech, meaning that communism was a threat and should be contained or in other words.. not spread into western nations. in response to NATO the eastern allies formed the warsaw pact, as the cold war was an ongoing battle, or war of nerves in cometeting between 2 different ideals- democracy and communism. Poverty bred communism and the western allies gave aid and assistance to Eastern countries who were economically suffering after ww2." | Jen.
Canada
Dec.04.2008
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| | "you do know NATO wasn't a threat it was a gathering of nations that wanted peace, later those nations were in the United Nations. The soviets were making life hard with their communisium " | Zach
Canada
Nov.25.2008
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| | "is that really what happened like when did they get the name? who was in charge of Treaty 0f Friendship"
Why did the re-name it for? Is there a certain reason??" | Kayla Nicole Graham
United States
Nov.06.2008
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| | "Я не согласен. это был довольно полезным." | Доктор кулак
Russia
Oct.21.2008
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| | "its a quick review,n an insight into existing bilaterl russia us relations,as putting icbm over eastern europe n forces n poland n chech,which russia vehementaly opposing regarding military threat t strategic russian border" | mandeep
India
Aug.31.2008
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| | "i was preparing for my interwiew with little time on my disposal.this site gave briefed me adequately and smartly.thanx" | major,makhdoom
Pakistan
Aug.26.2008
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| | "This was a great research page. Helped me develop a better understanding of the material." | Haleigh
United States
Aug.25.2008
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| | "i initially didn't have any single idea what is Warsaw pact,
but after reading this short and sweet article, it gave me some idea and made me understanding what this pact does :D" | Erica
Singapore
Aug.24.2008
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| | "cool article, but i want to know also about the NATO and what reference it had with the warsaw pact?" | Denisse sakura
Ecuador
Aug.11.2008
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| | "I needed information on the Warsaw Pact only to help me understand the side plot of a book called Ender's Game and i found this site very helpful. It is simple yet helps you get a good meaning of the Warsaw Pact. However for those who are trying to learn about this historical treaty in depth, you'll need to try something else. But do not critiuqe this site because it was obviously created for begginers." | Michele
United States
Jul.29.2008
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| | "seriously people....you could get this info anywhere!! THIS IS NOT A CREDIBLE SOURCE!!!! does that mean nothing to you hisorians out there??? ever heard of the criteria used to anaylse a source?? sure its a good background info but you need a proper website or textbook!" | Nat
Australia
Jul.29.2008
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| | "I wish there could be a Wellington pact to gather the Pacific nations to defend against NATO's threat. " | U.S. abuses Human Rights
Australia
Jul.17.2008
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| | "stop complaining people, it gave good facts" | danielle
Canada
Jun.22.2008
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| | "everyone is extremely pathetic who has been commenting this. but anyway i'd just like to say thanks for putting this up because all other websites talk in great detail about it - some not clear. and my text book which is modern world history and supposedly the best one doesn't have a great deal on it! so thanks!
don't listen to all the pathetic losers below..
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United Kingdom
May.30.2008
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| | "Thanks soooo sooo much
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Hong Kong
May.26.2008
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| | "Very Good description on the war saw pact.It will help me out greatly. Thanks!!!" | King Kong x13
United States
May.22.2008
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| | "I thought is was simple and gave the basics of the Warsaw pact. No other website i looked at was able to do that. if you are doing a formal project I would look at books and other sites too but for starting to understand the concept this was an informative website. " | Monica
United States
May.13.2008
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| | "Perhaps the world is changing and kids don't use textbooks as often anymore, but this is not a credible resource and neither is Wikipedia! Where are the workes cited? Where are the primary resources?? This IS a joke. Maybe instead of saying "times are changing" you actually could go to the library and read an actual tangible book that was indeed fact checked." | Ryan
United States
May.07.2008
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| | "I have to do a presentation about Warsaw Pact, while i have no concept of it.There is the very information i need." | Dora
China
May.05.2008
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| | "yah, this site is great...at offering wrong information. there's a reason they tell you not to use this for anything other then basic entertainment.
Anyone evr heard of Lech Walensa? Nobel peace prize winer? responsible for the fall of the easter block, or the beggining anyway. fun stuff. go read a history book instead of this crap. you're better off at wikipedia hahaha" | are you kidding
United States
May.03.2008
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| | "I had to do a project on Warsaw Pact and this website really hapled me so much. It had a lot of information that I nedded. " | Marie Salt
United States
May.02.2008
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| | "its ok this site is fine . but there is a lot of pressure on me i fell the search must be more easier" | CLOE
India
Apr.29.2008
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| | "What i just read was amazing it rellay got to me and it was helpfull
Thanks alot:)" | kruger
United States
Apr.25.2008
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| | "you guys are pathetic. there is like a paragraph and your like OMGGG!!! i like learned so muchh from your site now im going to pass history (thumbs up)
This site doesnt make you pass history, and if you cant pass history your even more pathetic then i thought you were in the begining.
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United States
Apr.23.2008
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| | "wow, elise, you are a complete idiot. what does it mean?!? it means exactly what it says, moron - get your research information from books, not travel websites! duh!!" | not an idiot
United States
Apr.22.2008
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| | "this sucks!!!!!! what does this mean This article on the Warsaw Pact is meant to be an informative introduction to Warsaw's history for travellers, and is not meant to be used for academic research. Please do not use it for any academic papers, but instead refer to published academic works and textbooks. *
" | elise
United States
Apr.21.2008
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| | "I was planning on using this for a research project, but until the note at the end i would have believed it was meant for educational purposes. The fact it is only for travelers should be more clear, so it will not deceive." | Brandi Bahar
United States
Apr.15.2008
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| | "Ok! the USSR has collapsed then why still USA is deploying ICBms to eastern europe? just to start a nuclear war with present Russia former USSR right.
So whats the difference between the cold war and a nuclear war now.
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Bangladesh
Apr.13.2008
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| | "A very good introduction, especially since one would think that this would be a very biased page. However, I would like to make two points. One, i find it very insulting that people are inserting sex-ads into the commentary on this site, and two, during the post of a one 'aaron', he stated "...WW3..." and was later smacked for that. Please keep in mind there is such a thing as a typo.
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United States
Apr.12.2008
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Apr.05.2008
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Netherlands
Mar.31.2008
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United States
Mar.29.2008
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United States
Mar.29.2008
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United States
Mar.24.2008
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United States
Mar.24.2008
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| | "I learned sso much infromation." | Hoopz
United States
Mar.18.2008
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| | "This pact was a kind of competition between 2 superpowers. any action that one of them took, the other responded in a similar way. " | Marina
Argentina
Mar.12.2008
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Australia
Mar.11.2008
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Australia
Mar.11.2008
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| | "this really helped me w/ a project i'm doing, its a great general, big-picture overview!" | i_hearts_history
United States
Mar.03.2008
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| | "Thanks for the info! I doubt Russia, even if they are partnered with NATO today, would back us up. I mean, they wanted to use this Pact to further advance communism worldwide. In a capitalistic society, we would still be their enemies even if it has been some years since the Pact dissolved." | koki
United States
Mar.02.2008
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United Kingdom
Mar.02.2008
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United States
Feb.25.2008
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Feb.06.2008
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United States
Jan.31.2008
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| | "Times Are A-Changin quoting my man Bob Dylan...People, maybe in your day you read in a text book but things change and the way kids study are changin so get over it." | John
United States
Jan.28.2008
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| | "Wow, how sad that these kids today are getting brainwashed at school! WW3?!? What WW3? There's no such thing and let's hope there never will be. It's also sad that children have forgotten the precious art of reading and researching their assignments, they've become so spoiled and lazy thanks to the internet and wikipedia. Don't get me wrong, both are great resources, but teachers should demand more from students - they definitely did in my day!" | Tom
United Kingdom
Jan.23.2008
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| | "hey aaron, it's called DOING YOUR OWN HOMEWORK! look it up in an actual textbook, don't try to get someone to do it for you online!! loser" | katie
United States
Jan.23.2008
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| | "Wow, this reminds me of a game I play called World in Conflict. I have several questions: Would this 'Pact' help Poland if it were to engage in WW3? Is it still in effect today? PLEASE ANSWER or I will be forced to embarass myself in front of my History Class (this is a random question I thought about)" | aaron
United States
Jan.22.2008
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United States
Jan.16.2008
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United States
Jan.15.2008
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Spain
Jan.12.2008
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United States
Jan.08.2008
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United Kingdom
Jan.08.2008
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| | "wow thanks exactly what i need to ace my world cultures thing and wasnt like reading a textbook thanx!" | who really cares
United States
Jan.04.2008
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| | "This is so sad :(" | heather
United States
Jan.03.2008
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| | "Very nice brief. The Soviets definitely made this "Pact" their profound manipulative tool. When you go through the list of who presided over this treaty, ironically all were Soviet citizens despite the Pact's numerous members. It's also ironic that Soviet Union didn't know who to manage or grasp control over its own Republics, yet they tried to infulence foreign nations. It's no wonder the entire world to Communism as a big joke and a complete failure and the communist "Motherland" is nothing other than a rabit bitch..." | Killerkat74
United States
Jan.01.2008
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| | "Thanks, short and to the point but still helpful..
just what I was looking for!" | alsdkjf
United States
Dec.17.2007
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| | "Can you talk about it without mentioning the II world war?. " | ilana
United States
Dec.16.2007
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| | "well its a bit helpfull, but content is arranged in very good manner....
i like it..." | Pankaj Pant
India
Dec.15.2007
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| | "This just doesn't explain the warsaw pact and it's background. U should tell how it all started and what were the causes that made some countries do that!!!!
Hope to get ur response.
Keep Trying!!!!!!????
Bye." | Omer
Canada
Dec.11.2007
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United States
Dec.11.2007
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