Abstract

The very different popular reactions to the USA’s hockey medals at Sapporo (silver in 1972) and Lake Placid (gold in 1980) reveal a shift in popular American attitudes during he 1970s, away from support for détente with the USSR towards open confrontation with the USA’s chief Cold War rival. These changed attitudes had significant political impact as they helped elect Ronald Reagan president and set the USA and USSR on course for a ‘Second Cold War’ in the 1980s.

中文翻译：

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两枚奖牌的故事：美国、奥林匹克冰球和美国对缓和的普遍看法（1972 年）和重新冷战（1980 年）

摘要

大众对札幌冰球奖牌（1972 年银牌）和普莱西德湖奖牌（1980 年金牌）的截然不同的反应揭示了 1970 年代美国流行态度的转变，从支持与苏联缓和转向与美国的公开对抗。冷战的主要对手。这些改变的态度产生了重大的政治影响，因为它们帮助选举了罗纳德·里根总统，并使美国和苏联在 1980 年代走上了“第二次冷战”的道路。