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Ellen Rogers & Korey Decker
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Introduction Cold War 11 Olympic Games
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Statistics 59 countries 4099 athletes 385 women 17 sports 136 events
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“Victory Over Dark Times” World War II halts Olympic Games London rose to the challenge
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Progress First Games to be shown on home television Starting blocks Empire Pool
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Absentees Germany Japan Soviet Union
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Statistics 69 countries 4,925 athletes 518 women 17 sports 149 events
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New Countries Israel Soviet Union
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Notable Performances United States Soviet Union Hungary Emil Zatopek
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Cold War Influence Sport remained at the top of the agenda
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Statistics 67 countries 3184 athletes 371 women 16 sports 145 events
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Outside Influence Suez Crisis Egyptian-Israeli Conflict Invasion of Hungary Violence in North Africa
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Boycotts Egypt Lebanon Iraq The Netherlands Spain Switzerland
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Statistics 93 countries 5140 athletes 683 women 19 sports 163 events
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Progress Mondovision Computers Pictograms Judo and volleyball Japan’s enthusiasm
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South Africa Banned from the Games after failing to condemn apartheid
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Statistics 112 countries 5330 athletes 781 women 18 sports 172 events
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Progress German athletes Drug tests Tartan Official timing
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Worldwide Events Assassinations Martin Luther King Jr. Robert Kennedy Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia Plaza of the Three Cultures shooting Hundred of protesting students wounded
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African Americans “Jet” Smith John Carlos
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Waldi the Daschund
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Statistics 121 countries 7123 athletes 1058 women 21 sports 195 events
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Black September Palestinian terrorist group 9 Israeli athletes taken hostage Demanded release of 234 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons and two in German prisons Germany attacked the terrorists Terrorists killed all hostages and one German police officer
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Amik the Beaver
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Statistics 92 countries 6028 athletes 1247 women 21 sports 198 events
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Obstacles for Montreal IOC hoped to restore all events Stadium and other facilities under construction Delays Increase in gas prices
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Progress Women’s events Basketball Rowing Handball Nadia Comaneci Romanian gymnast Torch
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Boycotts Africa 22 countries Taiwan Cameroon Egypt Morocco Tunisia
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Misha the Bear
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Statistics 80 countries 5217 athletes 1125 women 21 sports 203 events
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Boycotts United States Japan West Germany China Philippines Argentina Canada
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The IOC’s Response Opposed the boycott Felt that the games should be more than politics
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Biased Competition Soviets took control of the games 197 overall medals 80 gold Irregularities
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Sam the Eagle
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Statistics 140 countries 6797 athletes 1567 women 21 sports 221 events
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Boycott Soviet Union Cuba East Germany
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Funding No government financing Strictly private funding
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Progress Neroli Fairhall Paraplegic archer Women’s marathon Women’s cycling Blueprint for future Olympic Games
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Hodori the Baby Tiger
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Statistics 159 countries 8465 athletes 2186 women 23 sports 237 events
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Protests Soviet Union Still participated Cuba Ethiopia North Korea
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Achievements $288 million profit Encouraged the West to explore South Korea’s history and culture Increased trade and commerce
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Progress Women sweep equestrian medals Kerstin Palm 7 Olympic Games Table tennis Tennis returned Open to professionals
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Doping Ben Johnson 100m dash Tested positive for steroids
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Cobi the Little Dog
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Statistics 169 countries 9367 athletes 2708 women 25 sports 257 events
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Boycott Free First time since 1972 Apartheid abolished in South Africa Fall of the Berlin Wall Reunification of East and West Germany End of Communism in the Soviet Union 15 separate countries that participated as a “unified team”
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Progress Baseball achieves medal status Baseball had appeared as an exhibition sport at six Olympic Games Badminton Women’s judo
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Conclusion Sport remained most important Olympic “spirit” was present in almost all of the games
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Sources http://olympic-museum.de/mascot/mascot1980.htm http://www.aldaver.com/ http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=100704 http://designresearchgroup.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/reinventing-the- orange-order-a-superhero-for-the-21st-century/ http://downatthirdman.wordpress.com/page/15/?archives-list&archives- type=cats http://pinterest.com/rachellem/brown-skin/ http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Mexico_1968.htm http://countrystudies.us/mexico/66.htm http://www.maryferrell.org/wiki/index.php/Martin_Luther_King_Assassin ation http://www.paperlessarchives.com/black_september.html http://olympic-museum.de/pictograms/Picto1964.htm http://www.splendorfarms.com/dachshund-trivia.html http://listsgalore.blogspot.com/2008/08/40-years-of-olympic- mascots.html
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Primary Sources http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource /US-Israel/Nixon/NixonLog090672.pdf http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/int ernational/19720906arafat.pdf?scp=1&sq=se ptember%206%201972&st=cse http://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/09/worl d/moscow-s-statement-shuns-term- boycott.html http://articles.latimes.com/1988-06- 13/sports/sp-3286_1_montreal-s-summer- olympics
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