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Line 51: − + − The games heralded the emergence of a democratic system in South Korea, and the recognition of one of the first Third World countries to break into the top ranks of industrialized, modern nations.+
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===1964 Tokyo===
===1964 Tokyo===
The games demarcated the end of Japan's wounded psyche from World War II. Attendence by its former enemies meant that all was forgotten, if not forgiven.
The games demarcated the end of Japan's wounded psyche from World War II. Attendence by its former enemies meant that all was forgotten, if not forgiven.
===1968 Seoul===
===1968 Mexico n===
===1980 Moscow===
===1980 Moscow===
The Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 were one of the largest international events organized in a Communist country, and the arrival of teams from capitalist nations was a matter of internatioanl legitimacy for the regime. The Soviets had high expectations of the games as a unique opportunity to present themselves to a worldwide audience. The effective staging of the Moscow Games was intended to demonstrate the power and strength of Communism not only within the Soviet Union but also to nonsocialist countries. To the stunned humiliation of the Soviets, the United States and all its allies boycotted Moscow as punishment for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
The Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 were one of the largest international events organized in a Communist country, and the arrival of teams from capitalist nations was a matter of internatioanl legitimacy for the regime. The Soviets had high expectations of the games as a unique opportunity to present themselves to a worldwide audience. The effective staging of the Moscow Games was intended to demonstrate the power and strength of Communism not only within the Soviet Union but also to nonsocialist countries. To the stunned humiliation of the Soviets, the United States and all its allies boycotted Moscow as punishment for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.