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Why were olympic athletes upset with president carter in the 1980's?
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Jimmy Carter pulled the US out of the 1980 Summer Olympics as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He got 60 other nations to go along with the boycott so the it had a bad effect on the Olympics. The Soviet bloc retaliated by boycotting the 1984 summer Olympics, so that one was spoiled as well, although the US women's gym team may have liked their chance to win some gold/
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What caused conservation revolution of the early 1980s?
The conservative revolution of the early 1980s was caused by President Carter's perceived weakness in dealing with enemies. This was preceded by the Stagflation of the 70s.
Who did not serve as us president in the 1980s George Bush Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan?
Gerald ford
How many president were there in the 1980s?
Carter,reagen and George H.W Bush were the ones!
Who was vice president during the 1980s?
Walter Mondale
Which American track and field athlete won nine Olympic Gold in the 1980s and 1990s?
Carl Lewis.
Which American track-and-field athlete won nine Olympic Golds in 1980s and 1990s?
Carl Lewis.
What president was in office between 1981 to 1989?
Answerone (Ronald Reagan)
Who was president when the space shuttle blew up in the 1980s?
Ronald Reagan
Which us president in the 1980s abandoned detente?
John f kennedy
Which American president from the 1980s is associated with the end of the conflict between the US and the Soviet Union?
President Ronald Reagan
In the 1980s who said Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall?
President Reagan
Who was the only president to visit the soviet union during the 1980s?
Richard Nixon.
