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What 3 comparisons could be made in the Cold War Olympics to present day Olympics?

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What 3 comparisons could be made in the Cold War Olympics to present day Olympics?

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They both represent national pride and this shows that there is still “friendly” competition. This also shows the people in a country how good their country is. There are also a variety of games and events. There are the same games that were in the olympics back then in the olympics now. They also added more events. They both are held every four years and are held at a different place every time.

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What are 3 ways the Olympics created a competition between the US and USSR?

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What are 3 ways the Olympics created a competition between the US and USSR?

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Both the US and the USSR wanted to show off their own systems of ruling and to show that they created a better athlete. The games became a symbol of the between the socialist and capitalist systems. Then there was also the issue of national pride when one of the nations won against the other. For example The "Miracle on Ice '' became much more than a game in America. It was a jolt of national pride and proof to many Americans that a democratic society could produce better players than the athlete "factory" of the state-sponsored communist system. There was also the matter of funds that showed off how rich and sophisticated the country was. This might have also kept the other country at bay because they would know that they would have a tough time.

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How were the Olympics a symbol of Cold War competition?

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How were the Olympics a symbol of Cold War competition?

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Both sides saw the Olympics as a means to display their power, and to show who had the better athletes that were made from the system.

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How was the 1972 Olympics impacted by the Cold War? Explain that event.

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How was the 1972 Olympics impacted by the Cold War? Explain that event.

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The games had a tone of political power and this led to cold war to be more heated and the competition only increased.  This also led to many countries withdrawing. There was more disappointment or more pride than normal because of the circumstances.there were more boycotts and they were bigger, there was more tension and competition.

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How did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan affect the Olympics?

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How did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan affect the Olympics?

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This caused the largest boycott in the history of the olympics. This also led to many of the countries not participating. There was also a lot of unhealthy competition between the countries that participated.

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Why was the Miracle on Ice competition so significant to the battle of the Cold War?

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Why was the Miracle on Ice competition so significant to the battle of the Cold War?

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Washington and Moscow saw the rankings as competition between democracy and communism to find which system had better athletes and who encouraged the people to work harder.

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What is a boycott? How did this play a role in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics? Who hosted and who would not come? 

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What is a boycott? How did this play a role in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics? Who hosted and who would not come? 

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Withdrawal from something  as a punishment or protest.  The United States protested against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with a boycott.  The Soviet Union hosted and  Chile, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, South Korea, and the People's Republic of China didn't send teams.

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International multi-sport competitions held every four years.