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The space race was one of the most important non violent competitions they had. They also competed in games during the olympics, and during that, the US had lost a basketball game against the USSR for the first time which made them upset.

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They were impacted because the games took on political overtones. The games also provided an opportunity to show dominance of the soviet union.

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The USSR saw the olympics as a way to display soviet power. The soviet union did not join the olympic games until 1952 due to world war 2

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The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan affected the Olympics because 65 of the nations refused to participate while 80 countries sent athletes to compete.

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The Miracle of Ice competition was significant to the battle of the Cold War because the U.S had the high strength of victory

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The boycotts are abstentions from products. They were initiated by the United States to protest against the soviet invasion.

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The olympics during the cold were to display soviet power. These games were an opportunity to show dominance of the soviet union.