Cold War Olympics by Karissa Wickenhauser https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr Made with fortitude en-us 2022-04-08 16:35:30 UTC 2026-01-04 06:05:46 UTC hello@padlet.com What was the Cold War? 25wickenhauserk https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136636615 The cold war was a tension between United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War happened because after WW2 there was still a lot of tension between the 2 countries. ]]> 2022-04-08 16:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136636615 How did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan affect the olympics? 25wickenhauserk https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136644276 When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan it had created the biggest boycott in Olympic history. Due to the invasion 65 countries refused to continue the games. They refused to play the games because the 65 countries side with the United States in staying away from the Soviet Union. ]]> 2022-04-08 16:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136644276 What is a boycott? 25wickenhauserk https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136649777 A boycott is where you refuse to buy, or do something. For example, 65 countries decided not to play the games in the Olympics. That would be a boycott. This was important during the cold war Olympics a lot because the Soviet Union had just invaded a country and other countries didn't like it. A boycott is like refusing to do something you don't want to do. ]]> 2022-04-08 16:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136649777 Why were few countries competing in the 1980 and 1984 olympics? 25wickenhauserk https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136660167 Countries had dropped out of the Olympics because they wanted to protest. They were protesting against the Soviet Union because they just invaded Afghanistan. Another thing you should know is that the Soviet Union was hosting the 1980 summer olympics in Moscow. 65 countries dropped out of the olympics just for that. ]]> 2022-04-08 16:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136660167 How were the Olympics a symbol of Cold War competition? 25wickenhauserk https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136669619 For many people, the games had shown that there was struggle in their socialist and capitalist systems. Most countries were struggling during this time. ]]> 2022-04-08 17:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136669619 How did the Olympics impact the Cold War? 25wickenhauserk https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136675788 The olympics impacted the cold war because the olympics by then was to give countries the opportunity to show dominance. Which meant that the Soviet Union wanted to show the most dominance. ]]> 2022-04-08 17:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136675788 How was the competition created between the United States and the Soviet Union? 25wickenhauserk https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136690577 1. The Olympics had created so much heat between the United States and the Soviet Union. There was still a lot of tension between the 2 countries after WW2. 

2. They both wanted to show dominance. The 2 countries wanted to show more dominance over other countries because they wanted to be better than the other. 

3. Another reason is the Soviet Union beat the United States during the Olympic hockey game. It is known as " The Miracle On Ice" because it was the most dramatic game in Olympic history. The 2 countries saw the game as democracy vs communism. ]]> 2022-04-08 17:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136690577 What's different between the Cold War Olympics and present day Olympics? 25wickenhauserk https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136694618  1. The cold war olympics happened to get dominance. The present day olympics happen to bring men and women together. Those 2 reasoning are very different. 

2. There was a truce made after the cold war that if your country is fighting in a war you cannot be a part of the olympics. 

3.Present day all religions are aloud but cold war olympics were deeply influenced about only one religion. Now days they don't care about what religion you are you can still compete. ]]> 2022-04-08 17:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/25wickenhauserk/fka5kn327scji9rr/wish/2136694618