The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and the U.S. Response, 1978–1980. At the end of December 1979, the Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed complete military and political control of Kabul and large portions of the country.
Americans believed that a global boycott of the 1980 Olympic games was needed.
Explanation:
Many western governments believed that boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were to be held in Moscow, would be the best way to protest the Soviet invasion. The hope was that the boycott would convince the Soviets to pull out of Afghanistan.
