Competition Padlet: The Olympics by Isadora Ross https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j en-us 2022-05-02 14:46:38 UTC 2022-05-02 22:09:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1673543566/5e9b533f1747645174be9d1a00f87071/5ecee17b8491a6f9ce464d5e0afdc752.jpg What were the Olympics? 25rossi2 https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167441929 The Olympics are a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports.]]> 2022-05-02 22:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167441929 What is a boycott and what role did it play in the 1980 & 1984 Olympics? 25rossi2 https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167442211 A boycott is an act of nonviolent, voluntary abstention from a product, person, organization, or country as an expression of protest. The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott was one part of a number of actions initiated by the United States to protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviet Union, which hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and its allies later boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

]]> 2022-05-02 22:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167442211 Why the Miracle on Ice competition was significant to the battle of the Cold War. 25rossi2 https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167442739 The Miracle on Ice was a victory in the cultural Cold War. Washington and Moscow viewed the Olympic medal rankings as competition between democracy and communism to determine which system could produce better athletes. The Soviet Union gained the upper hand over the United States in the ‘70s.]]> 2022-05-02 22:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167442739 How the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan affected the Olympics 25rossi2 https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167443119 In 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow to protest the late 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In the end of this, 65 nations refused to participate in the games, whereas 80 countries sent athletes to compete.]]> 2022-05-02 22:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167443119 Which nation was more dominant in the Cold War era Olympics? What sports were they the most dominant in? 25rossi2 https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167443547 The Soviet Union was more dominant in the Olympics during the Cold War era. They were more dominant in their Women's Gymnastics.]]> 2022-05-02 22:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167443547 How were the Olympics a symbol of Cold War competition? 25rossi2 https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167443764 The USSR saw the Olympics as a means to display Soviet power. The games provided an opportunity to show the dominance of the Soviet Union to the world, as well as to their own people. Due to World War II, the Soviet Union did not join the Olympic Games until 1952]]> 2022-05-02 22:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167443764 How were the 1972 Olympics impacted by the Cold War? 25rossi2 https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167443975 The USSR saw the Olympics as a means to display Soviet power. The Games provided an opportunity to show the dominance of the Soviet Union to the world, as well as to their own people.]]> 2022-05-02 22:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167443975 What are 3 ways the Olympics created a competition between the US and USSR? 25rossi2 https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167444192 One way was at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games , the Soviet Union won the gold medal in men's basketball, upsetting the United States, which until then had never lost a game in Olympic competition.]]> 2022-05-02 22:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/25rossi2/51adxnmhc1m9ew3j/wish/2167444192