1980 Summer Olympics

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/1980-summer-olympics

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the host city and country?Moscow, Soviet Union
2. What is the olympic games designation?Games of the XXII Olympiad
3. What was special about the 1980 Summer Olympics?They were the first Olympic Games held in an Eastern Bloc country, in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.
4. Why did many countries not attend the 1980 Olympics?They boycotted the Games because the Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan, and the United States led the boycott.

Cold War: A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, lasting from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s.
International Olympic Committee (IOC): The governing body responsible for organizing and overseeing the Olympic Games worldwide.
Geopolitical: Relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.