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KINES 111 Flashcards

1
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Which Games were canceled due to WW2

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1940-Tokyo,Alt-Finland & 1944-London

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Who hosted the 1948 Games and what were the Games known for?

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Summer-London, Winter- St. Mortiz(8 days), Switzerland, Lack resources and equipment, Dick Button won gold in figure skating

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Olympic Losses During WW2

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Henri Baillet-Latour, President of the IOC, lived in Brussels, Belgium

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What did the 5th ring symbolize?

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Truce for the Ancient Games

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What Place held a monument for Peire de Coubertin?

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Greece and 1996 Summer Olympics Alanta,

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Why did the USSR delay their participation in the Olympics?

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The Soviet government felt their athletes were not prepared and had no intention of attending the Games

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London 1948

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Nickname the “Spartan” Games (bare-bones)
Food and oil rationings were in place
Not enough money to build venues
(17 days)

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London 1948

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First Games to be shown on Home television

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Bob Mathias

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Won the Decathlon, from Tulare, Ran an event at Fresno State

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Identify the formation of the Eastern Bloc countries

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The Containment Strategy- Help the allies to control the Eastern Bloc

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11
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FIrst African American Women to win a Gold Medal

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Alice Coachman

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1948 medals

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Medals was the same from 1928-1968-
the Olympic Rings with a torch. In the
background Olympia spelled out in Greek

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Identify the role the IOC played in allowing the participation of the USSR

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Shift in balance of world powers-Capotalist

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Be able to differentiate the terms amateur & professional athletes as provided by the IOC & USSR

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Amateur- All communist party members were workers of the state, sport was work
Professionals- Employed by private enterprise and part of the capitalist system

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How did the IOC choose to deal with South Africa & apartheid policies?

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IOC fosterd a politcal agreement between W Germany(FRG) & E Germany(GRD)

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Identify the many controversies surrounding Avery Brundage.

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Eliminate team sports, Eliminate women’s events, Eliminate national anthem, Reduce the # of events help control cost

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Identify the unusual events of the 1956 Melbourne Games

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First time countries boycotted in an attempt to influence the IOC and world opinion,
Spain, Netherlands, & Switzerland, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, China

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Identify the first Games to be recognized for drug use, and why.

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Rome, 1960, Knud Jenesen died from amphetamine overdose

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Identify the Winter Games that recognized Walt Disney

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Sqauw Valley

20
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Identify the first Games to make money through TV broadcasting.

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Rome 1960

21
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Identify the noteworthy achievements at the 1960 Rome Games during the rise of civil rights awareness.

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Breakthrough for Black Athletes, Abebe Bikila, Clement Quartery, Rafer Johnson, Wilma Rudople

22
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How did Tommie Smith, John Carlos, and Harry Edwards influence the 1968 Games?

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“Black Power” civil rights movement

23
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Who was Peter Norman?

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Stood with Tommie Smith & John Carlos, Austrian 200m sprinter

24
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What was the movement that began with Dr. Harry Edwards?

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Olympic Project for Human Rights

25
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Explain the record times during the 1968 Summer Games

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Every Track event less than 400m had a world dynamic record broken, long jump and & triple jump

26
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Identify the reason for the protests prior to the 1968 Summer Games

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Social injustice, cost of dynamic games & defunded social program

27
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What were some of the victories at the 1968 Games?

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Vera Caslavaska defeated the Soviet Union

28
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Identify additional events which contributed to the 1960’s being political traumatic

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Asassinations, Doping scandals,

29
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What event took place at the 1972 Games that changed the future of the Olympics; what was the primary goal of that event

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Munich Massacre, Palestian terriost group

30
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Why were the 1976 Winter Games held in Austria?

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People of Colorado prohibt the use of public funds to the Games

31
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What made the 1980, 84, & 88 Games memorable events? Winter & Summer

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First Olympic Games held in Communist Country, Juan Antonio took over as IOC,Jamaican Bobsled team, LA1984 1st modern movement without government funding

32
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What were North Korean policies surrounding the 1988 Olympic events?

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N Korea demanded to “share host” the Games with the Repblic of Korea

33
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When and how did the Paralympics become part of the Olympic family? Demonstration and actual events

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On 29 July 1948, the day of the Opening Ceremony of the London 1948 Olympic Games, Dr. Guttmann organised the first competition for wheelchair athletes which he named the Stoke Mandeville Games, a milestone in Paralympic history. They involved 16 injured servicemen and women who took part in archery. ROME 1960

34
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Juan Antonio Samaranch was influential in changing which historic IOC policy?

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Hold the Olmypics for every 2 years (winter)

35
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Identify the many achievements of Juan Antonio Samaranch.

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Built the Olympic Games of the Modern era, Dream team, Allow international federations of an Olympic Sport, “Smug” Amaterism

36
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Identify the end of the Cold War.

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New leaders wanted to to boost Soviet economy which lead to departions, Polish people elected non-commnist government.

37
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What made the 1992 Games a memorable event?

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The laster year the Summer & Winter Games were held the same year

38
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Identify the financial success of Olympic cities.

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Barcelona 1992 propelled into one of the greatest cities on the Mediterrenean

39
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Identify the Modern Olympic Truce.

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Allow visitors to travel safely to Olympia

40
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First Winter Olympics held on a different year?

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Lillehamerer 1994

41
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What made the 1996 Games a memorable event?

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Centennial Olympic Park Bombing

42
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What made the 1996 Games a memorable event?

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Centennial Olympic Park Bombing

43
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What made the 2004 Games a memorable event but why were they so poorly attended?

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Fear of the Middle east, Palestines and Israels were killed; pollution in Athens, Biggest Olympics

44
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Identify the record-breaking Games of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt

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Micheal pelps won 6 gold medlas toal of 8 medals won, Usian broke records in 100m, 200m, and Relay Races

45
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Identify some historical Olympic firsts of the 2016 & 2018 Games

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First Southern American Country to host the Games. 45% female [participation, transgenders, Olympic Torch Relay- reach 5 continents representing the Olympic Flag

46
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Identify Peirre de Coubertin’s death and Burial

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Burried in Lausanne, Switzerland; heart was land to rest in Olympia, died of a Heart attack

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