Competition by Aiden Gallucci https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61 en-us 2022-04-07 15:36:11 UTC 2025-12-11 21:58:09 UTC hello@padlet.com What was the competition about? 25galluccia https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134844973 The competition was mostly based off governmental systems. After the Yalta meetings the US & USSR offered to countries to help them rebuild granted they use their governmental systems, (Communism for the USSR & Democracy for the US) and got mad at each other about it.]]> 2022-04-07 15:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134844973 How did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan affect the Olympics? 25galluccia https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134850784 It caused the US to boycott the 1972 Oympics causing 25 countries to not participate.]]> 2022-04-07 15:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134850784 How were the 1972 Olympics impacted by the Cold War? Explain that event. 25galluccia https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134867899 Palestinian Terrorists invaded the Olympic village. Taking 11 Israeli athletes hostage. ]]> 2022-04-07 15:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134867899 What are 3 ways the Olympics created a competition between the US and USSR? 25galluccia https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134871850 It hurt the ussr’s feelings and created even more tense situations in the war. It also strengthened the US’s confidence, and made them get more aggressive.]]> 2022-04-07 15:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134871850 Which nation was more dominant in the Cold War era Olympics? What sports were they the most dominant in? 25galluccia https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134876319 The USSR was more dominant than the US. Their hockey team was easily the best in the world and most feared. They were also considered one of the best in Figure Skating.]]> 2022-04-07 15:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134876319 What is a boycott? How did this play a role in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics? Who hosted and who would not come? 25galluccia https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134881893 A boycott is a decrease of attendance or revenue by people as pay back. Moscow hosted the 1980 Olympics but Chile, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, South Korea, and the People's Republic of China would not send athletes.]]> 2022-04-07 16:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134881893 How was competition created in the Cold War? 25galluccia https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134891784 After the 2 countries (USSR & US) left the meeting in Yalta they went out and basically advertised their respective governmental systems. They were both rebuilding countries with their systems so fast and a competition started to build. The US's success in the Olympics in Moscow mad the USSR angry feelings and created even more tense situations in the war. It also strengthened the US’s confidence, and made them get more aggressive.]]> 2022-04-07 16:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134891784 What 3 comparisons could be made in the Cold War Olympics to present day Olympics? 25galluccia https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134980399 Countries with rivalries for other reasons translate that rivalry to the olympics. Some of the Olympics from back then are still around as Palestine and Israel.]]> 2022-04-07 16:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/25galluccia/yaop7qqtx4jxkb61/wish/2134980399