Events leading up to 1980's Olympic Boycott By Tomas_Marquez Feb 4, 1945 Cold War Begins Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Jun 10, 1980 Events Leading up to Boycott Feb 1, 1948 Communist take over Czechoslovakia Sep 1, 1949 Mao Zedong, a communist takes control of China Jul 1, 1950 Korean war Begins May 1, 1960 Soviet Union reveals that U.S spy plane was shot down in soviet territory Oct 1, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis Apr 1, 1965 U.S marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism Dec 1, 1979 Soviet Army invades Afghanistan Jun 1, 1980 1980's Olympic Boycott
