Remake of America Boycott 1980 Moscow Olympics by Jaak Van Rillaer https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f Made with magic en-us 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC 2019-04-17 06:56:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f1fa-1f1f2.png The Soviets invade Afghanistan in 1979. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203428 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203428 There had been growing tensions between the super powers for some time. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203430 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203430 The USSR had been violating the human rights of their people for a long time. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203431 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203431 It would hit the Soviets hard as the US were huge competitors in the Olympics. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203432 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203432 Athletes would suffer because of the boycott - why were they being punished? cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203433 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203433 Canada were in support of the boycott. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203434 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203434 Sports is an area which was being dragged into the cold war unnecessarily. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203435 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203435 Sports and politics should be kept separately. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203436 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203436 The boycott was a great way to make a stand to the Soviets. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203437 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203437 The boycott was in support of the non-violent war. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203438 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203438 The UK, France and Australia agreed with the boycott, but let their athletes have the ultimate decision on whether to participate. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203439 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203439 Mohammed Ali travelled to Kenya to persuade their government to join the boycott: they eventually did. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203440 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203440 Athletes (from boycotting countries) were allowed to participate individually, without their flag or national anthem. cainsbury https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203441 2019-04-17 05:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaakv11/fjs9eugd4w7f/wish/352203441