Asked by @luhjo_.3
How did the United States respond to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
Check all of the boxes that apply.
By boycotting the 1980 Olympics
By forcing allies to boycott Soviet goods
By removing SALT II from consideration in the Senate
By stopping shipments of grain to the Soviet Union
By avoiding support for the mujahideen
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Correct answers:
- By boycotting the 1980 Olympics — Yes. (Carter led a U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics.)
- By removing SALT II from consideration in the Senate — Yes. (Carter withdrew support for SALT II and asked that it not be submitted for ratification.)
- By stopping shipments of grain to the Soviet Union — Yes. (The U.S. imposed a grain export embargo as part of sanctions.)
Incorrect:
- By forcing allies to boycott Soviet goods — No. (The U.S. pressured allies and imposed some sanctions, but it did not force a general allied boycott of Soviet goods; many allies continued trade.)
- By avoiding support for the mujahideen — No. (The U.S. increased covert support to the Afghan mujahideen through CIA programs.)
- By boycotting the 1980 Olympics — Yes. (Carter led a U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics.)
- By removing SALT II from consideration in the Senate — Yes. (Carter withdrew support for SALT II and asked that it not be submitted for ratification.)
- By stopping shipments of grain to the Soviet Union — Yes. (The U.S. imposed a grain export embargo as part of sanctions.)
Incorrect:
- By forcing allies to boycott Soviet goods — No. (The U.S. pressured allies and imposed some sanctions, but it did not force a general allied boycott of Soviet goods; many allies continued trade.)
- By avoiding support for the mujahideen — No. (The U.S. increased covert support to the Afghan mujahideen through CIA programs.)
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