How did Jimmy Carter respond to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

He boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
He ended grain shipments to the Soviet Union.
He withdrew the SALT II treaty from consideration by the Senate.
He sent American troops to Afghanistan to force the Soviets to withdraw.

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How did Jimmy Carter respond to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

He boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
He ended grain shipments to the Soviet Union.
He withdrew the SALT II treaty from consideration by the Senate.
He sent American troops to Afghanistan to force the Soviets to withdraw.

abbyselena2199 · Answer

One thing that Carter did was to impose economic sanctions on the Soviets.  Most notably, he stopped selling them grain that they needed because they did not produce enough of their own.  Second, and perhaps most controversially, Carter ordered a US boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympic Games.  These games were held in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.  Carter did not want to have the US participate in them and, thereby, seem to approve of what the Soviets had done in Afghanistan.  Many of the United States’ allies also boycotted the games.