The Olympics by Luke Thompson https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1 Cold War Project en-us 2022-04-06 15:37:28 UTC 2022-04-14 17:52:29 UTC hello@padlet.com What the Competition was about 25thompsonl https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2132895664 The Olympics are a huge competition between athletes from each country and athletes that compete in many different games and events and go for gold, silver, and bronze. And Because nobody expected us to beat the Soviets in hockey so when we did it showed that we can do anything and we are better than them at this.]]> 2022-04-06 15:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2132895664 Define what the Olympics are/were. 25thompsonl https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2132915812 Define what the Olympics are/were.  | The Olympics are a huge competition between athletes from each country and athletes that compete in many different games and events and go for gold, silver, and bronze.]]> 2022-04-06 15:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2132915812 Why was the Miracle on Ice competition so significant to the battle of the Cold War? 25thompsonl https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2132919881 Because nobody expected us to beat the Soviets in hockey so when we did it showed that we can do anything and we are better than them at this.]]> 2022-04-06 15:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2132919881 Which nation was more dominant in the Cold War era Olympics? What sports were they the most dominant in? 25thompsonl https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2132922220 The Soviets were the most dominant Hockey team so when we beat them it showed our dominance

]]> 2022-04-06 15:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2132922220 How were the Olympics a symbol of Cold War competition? 25thompsonl https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2132937707 Because of how much the hockey game meant to us and how big of a game it was for each team.]]> 2022-04-06 16:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2132937707 How did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan affect the Olympics? 25thompsonl https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2144183645 The Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 led to the largest boycott in the history of the Olympic movement. U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter took the lead in the call for a boycott of the 1980 Olympics, ]]> 2022-04-14 17:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2144183645 What is a boycott? How did this play a role in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics? Who hosted and who would not come? 25thompsonl https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2144184746 A boycott is when countries refuse to compete and in this boycott approximately 60 other countries joined the United States in staying away from Moscow.]]> 2022-04-14 17:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2144184746 What 3 comparisons could be made between the Cold War Olympics to present-day Olympics? 25thompsonl https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2144186034 How the Miracle on ice was the same as how underdogs win events all the time. My second is that countries who don't like each other have to compete with each other just like The U.S and the soviets]]> 2022-04-14 17:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2144186034 What are 3 ways the Olympics created a competition between the US and USSR? 25thompsonl https://padlet.com/25thompsonl/dd9zkbcyxenlnln1/wish/2144187745 1 They wanted to prove that there country was better at that sport but we beat them so we couldn't 
2. It was saying we were going to work really hard to beat them
3. We were not going to give up or surrender we were going to work hard

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