Remake of America Boycott 1980 Moscow Olympics by Matilda McSweeney https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq Made with magic tilly en-us 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC 2019-04-17 05:24:14 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/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203370 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203370 There had been growing tensions between the super powers for some time. cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203372 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203372 The USSR had been violating the human rights of their people for a long time. cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203373 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203373 It would hit the Soviets hard as the US were huge competitors in the Olympics. cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203374 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203374 Athletes would suffer because of the boycott - why were they being punished? cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203375 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203375 Canada were in support of the boycott. cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203376 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203376 Sports is an area which was being dragged into the cold war unnecessarily. cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203378 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203378 Sports and politics should be kept separately. cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203380 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203380 The boycott was a great way to make a stand to the Soviets. cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203382 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203382 The boycott was in support of the non-violent war. cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203384 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203384 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/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203385 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203385 Mohammed Ali travelled to Kenya to persuade their government to join the boycott: they eventually did. cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203388 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203388 Athletes (from boycotting countries) were allowed to participate individually, without their flag or national anthem. cainsbury https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203390 2019-04-17 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matildam11/padobtazlnq/wish/352203390