Cold War-Olympics by Tyler Bowers https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg en-us 2022-04-07 18:52:27 UTC 2025-12-04 20:51:01 UTC hello@padlet.com What is a boycott? How did this play a role in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics? Who hosted and who would not come? 25bowerst https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135169746 A boycott is when a group of people refuse to do something as a protest. The 1980 Olympics were being held in Moscow so the US was boycotting them in response to the Soviets invading Afghanistan. In turn the Soviets boycotted the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.]]> 2022-04-07 18:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135169746 Why was the Miracle on Ice competition so significant to the battle of the Cold War? 25bowerst https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135173476 It showed that the Soviet Union was not unbeatable at something they were considered the best at.]]> 2022-04-07 18:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135173476 Define in your words what the competition was about in the Cold War. 25bowerst https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135177568 The Cold War Olympics were mainly a competition between the US and Soviets over who had the best athletes.]]> 2022-04-07 19:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135177568 Which nation was more dominant in the Cold War era Olympics? What sports were they the most dominant in? 25bowerst https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135178729 The Soviet Union was most dominant. They were most dominant in hockey, wrestling, figure skating, gymnastics and volleyball.]]> 2022-04-07 19:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135178729 How were the Olympics a symbol of Cold War competition? 25bowerst https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135180052 The Olympics were a symbol of the competition because the superpowers of the Cold War were the main competitors in the Olympics.]]> 2022-04-07 19:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135180052 In your opinion, what Olympics showed that the Cold War was over? How? 25bowerst https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135180691 The 1980 Olympics because it was when the Miracle on Ice happened and showed that the Soviets could be beaten.]]> 2022-04-07 19:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135180691 How competition was created between the US and USSR in the Cold War. 25bowerst https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135198586 The US-Soviet competition in the Cold War was created because each country wanted to be better than the other at something. For example sports, technology or amount of influence.]]> 2022-04-07 19:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135198586 3 comparisons from then to now. 25bowerst https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135216076 Since the 1988 Olympics many sports have been added like badminton, mountain biking, snowboarding, women's hockey, triathlon, climbing and surfing. Golf was put back in the Olympics for the first time since 1904. Baseball and soft ball were added, then dropped, then added and dropped again. Spain, Brazil and China hosted their first Olympics.]]> 2022-04-07 19:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/25bowerst/tz9952dnosd5snsg/wish/2135216076