1. What did America intend to achieve by boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games? Were these goals met?

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2. How did various groups respond to the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games- the Soviets, the international community, American athletes, the American public?

3. How might this perception by the American public have been affected by the current political climate? Has this perception changed now?

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4. In addition to the political implications of the boycott, what were the economic effects?

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5. A reason for the American boycott included making a stance on human rights. It is possible that this exposed contradictions in US foreign policy?

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6. Do you believe the United States was justified in its decision to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games? Why or why not?