Jimmy Carter did not escalate the state of geopolitical tension between the Eastern and Western Blocs.
In response to the invasion , Carter ended dtente , escalated the Cold War , and led the international boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow .	dtente	dtente	Cold War	Cold War	international boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics	1980 Summer Olympics boycott	Moscow	Moscow
The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc -LRB- the Soviet Union and its satellite states -RRB- and powers in the Western Bloc -LRB- the United States , its NATO allies and others -RRB- .	Soviet Union	Soviet Union	World War II	World War II	Eastern Bloc	Eastern Bloc	Western Bloc	Western Bloc	United States	United States	NATO	NATO
