Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources
1980 Olympic Trials. “Athletes’ Opinions on Boycott” 1980
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gOtwbYiRfM

This was a video clip that gave us personal opinions from several U.S. Olympic
gymnasts on Carter’s decision to boycott the 1980 Moscow Games.

ABC News. “1980 Moscow Games Boycott”

This was an ABC News clip on Carter's decision to boycott the 1980 Moscow
games because of the Soviet's invasion of Afghanistan.

Brown, Gerry. City-Data "Why the 1972 Munich Games are so Memorable"
http://www.city-data.com/forum/los-angeles/249434-what-do-you-think-los-angeles-
6.html

This is a picture of the 1972 Munich basketball game.

Carter, Jimmy. "Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President" New York: Bantam 1982

This book gave us diary entries and the Presidents view of the Olympics and
Cold War. This helped us to understand that Carter boycotted the Moscow
Olympics because of the Soviets aggression toward the U.S and other countries.

Carter, Jimmy. 1980 State of the Union Address, “Miller center of Public Affairs”
January 23, 1980
millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3404

From this site we found a video clip on Carter's State of the Union Address which
mentioned that he will stop trade with the Soviets and boycott the Moscow
Games.

Courtney, David. Chandra and David's Homepage, "World Events In The Year Of 1973"
http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/filmi_sangeet/film_song_1973_world.ht
ml
 This picture showed how the gas shortage affected U.S.

Creative Path. "Moscow Olympics"

http://thecreativepath-redssr.blogspot.com/2009_12_27_archive.html

The logo of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow

Edwards, Harry. “Moscow Boycott Could mean Los Angeles Ban” The Hartford
Courant (1923-1984). Hartford, Conn.:Apr 4, 1980. p. 21 (1 pp.)

This was a newspaper article about how the Soviets might boycott the 1984 Los
Angeles Games in protest of the U.S. boycotting their Moscow Games.

Falconer, D, (October 1973). "The National Archives: Archival Research Catalog

(ARC)"
http://tpsnva.sonjara.com/teaching_materials/learning_experience/all.php?
experiences_key=7655

This picture shows stations running out of gas.

Formae Mentis. “Olympic Boycott History”

http://formaementis.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/olympic-boycott-history/

This is a picture of the Newsweek 1980 Olympic Boycott.

Gupta, Sandra. Top News, “Mikhail Gorbachev”

http://www.topnews.in/people/mikhail-gorbachev

This is a picture of Mikhail Gorbachev speech.

Harrigan, Michael. “On an Olympic Boycott” New York Times (1923-Current file).
New York, N.Y.:Jan 12, 1980. p. 19 (1 pp.)

This was a newspaper article on President Carter’s decision about the boycott
and why Carter decided to boycott the Olympic Games.

Juggle L.L.C. "1980 Moscow Olympics Primary Logo"

http://www.juggle.com/1980-moscow-olympics-primary-logo

This picture shows the 1980 Moscow Games Olympics logo.

Kaiser, Robert. “Olympic Boycott Already a Success” The Hartford Courant (1923-
1984). Hartford, Conn.:Jul 1, 1980. p. 15 (1 pp.)

This was a newspaper article that showed us how the 1980 Moscow boycott was
a success to the Soviets more than a success to the U.S.

Kluetmeier, Heinz. SportsIllustrated.com

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/pete_mcentegart/07/22/highlight.clips/inde
x.html

We used this picture of the Miracle on Ice SI cover to show its importance.

Minnesota Fun Facts. "Miracle on Ice - 1980 USA Hockey Team"

http://www.minnesotafunfacts.com/famous-minnesotans/sports/hockey/miracle-on-ice-
1980-usa-hockey-team/

This is another picture of the celebration after the U.S won the hockey game.

Morrow, Lance. “Time Essay: The Boycott That Might Rescue the Games” Time
Magazine, Monday, Feb. 11, 1980

This article showed all the consequences of the 1980 Moscow Games and whether
or not it was a good decision.

New Chapter Press. "BOYCOTT, Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games"
http://www.newchaptermedia.com/titles.php

This picture shows us a book cover of the 1980 Boycott.

Reagan, Ronald. “Tear Down this Wall” speech, ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/reagan-gorbachev-tear-down-berlin-wall-
10230540

This site provided us with a clip of Reagan's speech in Berlin for Germany to
destroy the Berlin Wall.

Syafira, Marrissa. "Youth Olympic Games"

http://www.zebraprints.blogspot.com/

This shows the logo of the Seoul Games in 1988.

Time and CNN. “To Go or Not To Go” Time Magazine, Monday, Jan. 28, 1980

This article showed us the debate of whether or not the U.S. should boycott the
1980 Moscow games in retaliation of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Time Magazine. "Olympic Turmoil: Why the Soviets Said Nyet?"

"http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/time/64"

This shows a Time Magazine cover of the Soviet boycott of the Los Angeles
Games.

University of Virginia. "b-listed.com", "culture shocker: Jimmy Carter chooses women’s

rights over his religion"
http://blisted.breakthrough.tv/culture-shocker-jimmy-carter-chooses-equality-over-his-
religion-3929

This is a picture of Jimmy Carter at a podium.

USA Gymnastics. “1980 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team” Hartford, Connecticut

http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/post.html?PostID=5596

This is a picture of the 1980 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team being honored
because they did not get to compete in the Moscow Olympics.

Voices of Russia. History of Bogorodskoye Toys.

http://02varvara.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/

This is a picture of President Reagan and M. Gorbachev signing papers.

Secondary Sources
Americans At War. "Olympics and Cold War" Macmillian Reference USA, imprint of
Gale Group 2001-2006
http://www.bookrags.com/history/olympics-and-cold-war-aaw-04/

This web site gave us knowledge that Cold War used the Olympics to share
political statements worldwide by either boycotting the Games or dominating in
the Games. It also gave us a picture of the L.A games opening ceremony with
President Reagan.
Boswell, Randy. "Hockey Rivalries played no Small Role in Cold War, historians says"
PostmediaNews,Canada.com
http://www.canada.com/Hockey+rivalries+played+small+role+Cold+historian+says/380
2553/story.html

This article informed us on how hockey was the epic struggle between
communism and capitalism.

Caraccioli, Tom and Jerry. "Striking Silver" Sport Publishing L.L.C, 2006

This book told us the story from the players and coaches perspective on the
Miracle on Ice and its relation with the Cold War.

Edelman, Robert. "Stalin and His Soccer Soldiers", History Today Magazine, February
1993

This article showed the background of the Cold War and when the boycotts were
used before the Cold War era.

Guttmann, Allen. “Cold War and Olympics” Canadian International Council,

International Journals Helsinki According to PPusa. "Helsinki Olympics Today: Cold
War" August 18. 2008
http://helsinkippusa.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/helsinki-olympics-today-cold-war/

This article supported how Finland used the 1952 Helsinki Games to show that
they did not approve of being on the Soviet's side of the Cold War

Hill, Christopher. "Olympic Politics Athens to Atlanta 1896-1996 2nd edition",

Manchester University Press, Manchester, New York, 1996

This book covered the Olympic boycotts. It also showed the successes, failures,
and reactions to each boycott and the consequences that occurred because of the
boycotts.

Milon, Biz. “Soviet History” 2008

http://www.milon.biz/summaiya/history.html

This is a picture of the Soviet Flag.

Mitzell,Hubert. St. Petersburg Times Online columnists "Miracle on Ice unmatched

in capturing American spirit", sptimes.com
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/02/10/Columns/miracle_on_ice_unmatc.shtml

This article described how important the Miracle on Ice was and why it still
affects the Olympics today.

Modern America. “Cold War Containment”

https://wikis.nyu.edu/ek6/modernamerica/index.php/Imperialism/ColdWarContainment

This is a picture of the Cold Map during the Cold War era.

Mytholoyke, Timeline and Organization and Symbols

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~brown22a/classweb/Untitled-2.html

This article gave us the Olympics time line and the most important information on
each Olympics. It also told us about all the Olympic boycotts and why the
countries decided to boycott. This website also gave us all the terrorist attacks
that linked back into the Olympics.

Soars, John. "Cold War on Ice" Volume XIV, Issue 2, Brown Journal of World Affairs,
summer/spring 2008

This journal gave us information on the Soviets and U.S player perspectives on
one another during the Cold War. It also showed the players did not really hate
the Soviets hockey team as much as the government did.

Topend Sports Network. “Olympic Games Boycotts and Politic Events”, 1997-2010
http://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/boycotts.htm

This website gave us all the Olympic Games boycotts and why they were
boycotted.

Wikipedia. "Boycotts 1976 1980 1984.PNG"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Olympic_boycotts_1976_1980_1984.PNG

Map of Olympic Games boycotts during the Cold War.

Wikipedia. "File:Oil Prices 1861 2007.svg"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oil_Prices_1861_2007.svg

This graph shows the difference in gas prices during the oil crisis.
World-Geographic. “World Map including U.S States”
http://www.world-geographics.com/maps/world/world-map-including-us-states/

This is a map of the U.S.

YANS. "Changing the Game Three Stunning Upsets in Olympic Basketball History"
http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Olympics.htm

This article told us about the basketball relationship between the U.S and the
Soviets. It also showed how the U.S. dominated this sport and why the loss to the
Soviets in the 1972 Munich Games was so important.