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Essay / Modern Olympic Movement - 797
Many factors shaped the modern Olympic movement from 1892 to 2002. The initial goal was to create an international community through sporting competition. Much like ancient games between Greek city-states, these games were designed to promote unity. However, over time, many world events such as the Cold War and women's suffrage changed the goals of the Olympics. Political opinions and movements began to shape the Olympics. Additionally, winnings and economic activities have become an important aspect of the Olympic Games. The participation of nations during the 20th century involved nationalism as well as social, political and economic reasons for joining and participating in the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games were originally created with the intention of creating an international community of peace. As noted in Documents 1 and 6, the Olympics were intended to become "the true free trade of the future." This means that through the Olympic Games, peace would become international, like the peace created by free trade. Likewise, Document 6 describes that the ****** promulgated by the Olympic Games are those of peaceful foreign policy, democracy and social progress. In the document, the Soviets write that they were chosen as hosts because they preserve ideal peace, which is the ****** of the Olympics. The author of Documents 1, the creator of the Olympics, is a reliable source because he describes what ****** is the true innovator of the Olympics. However, document 6 may not be a reliable source. Indeed, in the 1980s, the USSR was a communist country. The so-called “peaceful foreign policy” and “democracy” described in the document are not characteristic of the USSR in this sense. In fact, the USSR was in the middle of the paper. Countries that sponsored the Seoul Olympics, such as the United States and Japan, will make huge profits. The document expresses that Korea's ****** decisions not to sponsor will undoubtedly be a bad choice, as it will forgo economic benefits because it is ****** by the Tokyo Mayor , the individual who is delaying the Olympics. Document 9 shows the economic participation of different nations. The growth in economic contribution to the Olympics shows that countries are gaining more benefits from participating in the Olympics. It also shows that with the end of the turmoil of the 20th century, such as the world wars and the Cold War, the Olympics achieved a more progressive goal of free trade and peace. Also described in Document 6, old rivalries may have calmed within Olympic competition. As noted about Pakistani athletes in 2000, competitiveness against India was less..