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The Cold War - 1980 ���Fought in the Snow & on the Ice
Who Invaded Afghanistan���1979-1989?
Who Invaded Afghanistan���1979-1989?
Why Did the USSR fight ���a 10 year War in Afghanistan?
• During the Cold War the USSR supported the Marxist People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (communist)
• Muslim rebels (Mujahideen) fought for Afghan Independence against the Soviets.
• Muslim leader: Osama bin Laden • Rebel Network: Al Qaeda
1980 - President Carter punishes USSR���for Invading Afghanistan���
US boycotts Summer Olympics in Moscow
Summer Olympic Boycotts
-1976 African countries boycott Games in Montreal because of apartheid in South Africa -1980 65 countries boycott Games in Moscow because of USSR in Afghanistan -1984 USSR & allies boycott Games in Los Angeles as payback.
Who did the US support���in the Soviet -Afghan War?
• During the Cold War the US supported any enemy of the USSR
• US trained & gave weapons to rebels & Osama bin Laden.
• Why? “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
Afghanistan was USSR’s Vietnam !
• The Soviets lose & withdraw troops after 10 years.
• Why? Overwhelming resistance by Muslim rebels, mountainous terrain, tribal warfare.
The Girl with the Green Eyes
National Geographic put an young, unknown Afghan girl on its cover in 1985.
1985
The Girl with the Green Eyes National Geographic put an young, unknown Afghan girl on its cover in 1985.
2002- Seventeen years later, the photographer went back to find her as a grown woman in a war torn land. 1985
2002
2002-2014 ���US in Afghanistan
Post 9/11 the US went to war in Afghanistan against the very ally we helped
in defeating the Soviets . . Osama bin Laden.
Twelve years later it will be our longest war.
Results: Mixed? Victory? killing Osama bin Laden Defeat? Al Qaeda is stronger world wide
2001
2014
The Cold War - 1980 ���Fought in the Snow & on the Ice
The Cold War - 1980 ���Fought in the Snow & on the Ice
• Mountains of Afghanistan
The Cold War - 1980 ���Fought in the Snow & on the Ice
• Mountains of Afghanistan • USSR vs Rebels
The Cold War - 1980 ���Fought in the Snow & on the Ice
• Mountains of Afghanistan • USSR vs Rebels
• 1980 Winter Olympics • Lake Placid, NY (no boycott)
The Cold War - 1980 ���Fought in the Snow & on the Ice
• Mountains of Afghanistan • USSR vs Rebels
• 1980 Winter Olympics • Lake Placid, NY (no boycott) • US vs. USSR / Hockey