HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To protest Israel s refusal to sign the Camp David Accords
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To protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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To protest the Khmer Rouge s seizure of the Mayaguez
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To protest the return of the Panama Canal to Panama
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1980, some Americans believed it their duty to boycott the Olympic Games. Others felt that the Olympics were meant be a de-politicized time when countries could put aside their differences and celebrate something they had in common: sports. These opinions were discussed and debated in the media.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union was enacted by US President Jimmy Carter in January 1980 in response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, U.S. President Jimmy Carter starts a campaign to boycott the Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many communist countries-including the Soviet Union, East Germany, and Cuba-retaliated for the U.S.-led boycott of the Moscow 1980 Games by staying away from the 1984 Games, citing concerns over the safety of their athletes in what they considered a hostile and fiercely anticommunist environment.