Remake of America Boycott 1980 Moscow Olympics by Yayla Sahin https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym Made with magic en-us 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC 2019-04-17 05:23:16 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/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203278 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203278 There had been growing tensions between the super powers for some time. cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203279 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203279 The USSR had been violating the human rights of their people for a long time. cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203280 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203280 It would hit the Soviets hard as the US were huge competitors in the Olympics. cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203281 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203281 Athletes would suffer because of the boycott - why were they being punished? cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203282 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203282 Canada were in support of the boycott. cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203283 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203283 Sports is an area which was being dragged into the cold war unnecessarily. cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203284 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203284 Sports and politics should be kept separately. cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203285 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203285 The boycott was a great way to make a stand to the Soviets. cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203286 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203286 The boycott was in support of the non-violent war. cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203287 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203287 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/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203289 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203289 Mohammed Ali travelled to Kenya to persuade their government to join the boycott: they eventually did. cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203290 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203290 Athletes (from boycotting countries) were allowed to participate individually, without their flag or national anthem. cainsbury https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203292 2019-04-17 05:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yaylas11/tmiaw2q31mym/wish/352203292