and The Soviet Union after World War II a time period known as the Cold War began. A year prior to this the U.S. and Soviet Union fought as allies to defeat Germany. But as the war ended both countries wanted different types of government in Germany and were willing to fight for it. A long stretch of time known as the Cold War began and the Soviets and Americans were in a nuclear standoff which brought these two countries to Total War involving everything from daily life, except for war itself. Many important events came into play such as The Space Race, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the creation of Nato and the Warsaw Pact. An interview between President Nixon and Kruschev showed the two’s argument between Democracy and Communism and what helps the industrial …show more content…
In a time period with a stalemate such as the Cold War nobody knows what to think and any positive info feels like a triumph. The way the game against the Soviets affected them was by inspiring the people of the U.S. restoring their nationalism. The boycott in 1980 was “The most extensive diplomatic effort ever connected with an Olympic celebration and demonstrated unequivocally that nations saw the Olympics as an effective tool to try to influence the foreign policy of nations with opposing political ideologies.” Meaning the U.S. directly used the Olympics to try and change the Soviet Union’s mind on their affairs in Afghanistan. Although President Reagan understood The Soviet Union’s real reason for boycotting 1984 the people of the Soviet Union did not and the athletes were upset. The arguments eventually came to an end as the Soviet Union fell in 1991 when they were finally convinced by the U.S. that Democracy was the answer to their