The Democratization of Eastern Europe

Abstract

There are many experts who claimed that the democratization process in Eastern Europe was inevitable and that the events of the past forty years were a prelude to events as they unfolded in 1989. This study focuses on the development of Communism throughout Eastern Europe, the development of the Warsaw Pact as the buffer zone of the Soviet Union, the challenges to Communist control of the Warsaw Pact nations and their struggles for freedom during the past 40 years, how the democratization process occurred and the reasons why and assesses the future ramifications of Eastern Europe without Communism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230119

Entities

People

  • Stephen M. Backman

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • East Germany
  • Eastern Europe
  • Economic Systems
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Labor Unions
  • Law
  • Market Economy
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies