The United States did little in response to Soviet political and military expansion in the 1970s until the

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The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 was a significant event that prompted the United States to take action against Soviet expansion. President Jimmy Carter responded with a number of measures, including an embargo on grain sales to the USSR, a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and increased funding for anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan. This marked a turning point in U.S.-Soviet relations and the beginning of a new phase of the Cold War.

The United States Did Little in Response to Soviet Political