A: Investigation PlanThe aim of this study is to analyze in depth the role that Cold War tensions played in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. The analysis seeks to understand the effect that politics has on the organization, implementation and eventually success of sporting events such as the Olympic Games. To do this, the analysis will focus on the events leading up to, during and after the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 will be discussed to help put the games in perspective. Additionally, exchanges between the two nations before, during and after the games will be analyzed to understand if and to what extent they affected the games. To investigate the issue, the study will address the history, values, purpose and limitations of two critical sources; Olympic Sports and Propaganda: Moscow 1980 by Barukh Ḥazan and Lowering the Torch: Jimmy Carter, the Olympic Boycott and the Cold War by Nicholas Evan Sarantakes.B: Summary of the EvidenceThe Birth of the Cold WarAfter World War II in 1946, two of the political superpowers had emerged; the United States of America and the Soviet Union. In the period that followed, these two nations claimed domination over each other by any means possible; neither wanted to be left behind and, as such, even the smallest competition between the two attracted a lot of resources and attention from the respective governments; "The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted much of the second half of the 20th century resulted in mutual suspicions, increased tensions, and a series of international incidents that brought the superpowers world on the brink of disaster” (History). 1979 Afghan invasion, US protests and...... middle of paper ......time/magazine/article/0,9171,926490,00.html>.DW Staff (nda). Moscow 1980: Cold War, cold shoulder. July 31, 2008. April 10, 2014. Ḥazan, Barukh. Olympic Sports and Games Propaganda: Moscow 1980. Ne Jersey: Transaction Publishers, 1982. Hill, Christopher R. Olympic Politics. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992. History. Cold war. April 10, 2014. Horne, John and Garry Whannel. Understanding the Olympic Games. New York: Routledge, 2012. Sarantakes, Nicholas Evan. Lowering the Torch: Jimmy Carter, the Olympic Boycott and the Cold War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Tomlinson, Alan and Christopher Young. National identity and global sporting events: culture, politics and spectacle at the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup. New York: SUNY Press, 2012.