The Olympics And The Berlin Olympics

The video on “the Hidden History of the Olympic Games” provides intriguing revelations that the Olympic Games are driven by astonishing propaganda associated with international rivalry and social struggles (Poulton, 2012). The video clarifies that Olympic Games have preserved the colonial strategies and operations in most host nations and cities by the organizing bodies (Poulton, 2012). This has caused the production of unique ceremonies and symbolisms while supporting the encroachment of thieving indigenous lands in host colonies. For instance, Germany used the event to advocate the myth of Aryan racial dominance and physical prowess in the 1936 Berlin games. The German artists emerged to idealize athletes through sculptures and significant forms with muscle tones and physically fit features (Mason, 2012). The significance of the Munich massacre is that retribution is harshly critical in political agendas. This caused a loss of potential athlete skills where about 11 athletes were demised. A rivalry was triggered from the occasion even though the authorities were informed of terror attacks (Mason, 2012).

The Summer Olympic Games is the leading international sporting event in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. According to existing historical manuscripts, the first ancient Olympic Games were celebrated in 776 BC in Olympia. They were dedicated to the Greek god Zeus and took place in the same place every four years. This four year period became known as an “Olympiad” (International Olympic Committee, 2012). The first modern games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896 with nine sports contested. The 2016 games will consist of 28 sports. Although the actual event may last for only a few weeks, the preparations commence up to a decade beforehand and may entail considerable investment expenditures that can have longer term economic significance.

There have been many olympic games, but a truly historic one is is the one that took place in 1936. Many people during that time were skeptical about having the olympics in Germany during World War 2, with all the events taking place about Hitler and his idealistic opinion about the “perfect” man and the slaughtering of the Jewish. But despite all the skepticism and boycott, the olympics went through with the location of Germany.

In 1936, Hitler is in power in the country Germany. He believes that Germany is the most powerful country in the entire world. Hitler is using the Olympics to show that he is correct.

A powerful roar of excitement only adds to the already excentric level of thrill. An energy driven by the athletes pushing their physical and mental strength to glorify the Gods fills the stadium. The crowd filling the stands radiate with delight as heat after heat of men race down the two stade sprint (Ancient Olympic Games). The authors at Olympics.org have traced the start of the Olympics all the way back to 776 BC. The catalyst for the modern day Olympics that started in 1896, many of the sports and ceremonial things that take place today are nearly the same as in ancient times. The same as today, they were the ultimate stage of modern sports. However, the motivations, cultural effects, and history are nearly completely different from today.

The 1936 Olympics have become a mere footnote in history, remembered mostly for the heroics of Jesse Owens. The events that followed in Germany, namely the Holocaust and World War II overshadowed the Berlin games. However, it is very important to note that a world gathering like the Olympics could take place in a country that was in the process of eliminating an entire race of people. These games were used by the Nazis as a huge propaganda effort for Germany to show to the rest of the world that they had again become a powerful nation under the leader of the Adolf Hitler. The games were a huge success in this regard, the Nazi regime was able to fool and world and

Adolph Hitler wanted the 1936 Berlin Olympics to be a large scale national spectacle. So that the rest of the world could see the glory of Nazi Germany, he hired film producer Leni

Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany, viewed the Games as an opportunity to flaunt the supremacy of Germany and the Aryan race (The Nazi Olympics), and to degrade the so-called “inferior races”, specifically Jewish and black athletes (Unsung sprinters’ dreams). This caused many to call for a boycott of the Olympics for the first time. Their efforts were unsuccessful, but it established an example that would be followed numerous times in the years to come (The Nazi Olympics). In the end, Jesse Owens -- an African American track star -- stole the show from Hitler, running and leaping his way to four gold medals, while also setting three world records (Jesse OWENS). Hitler’s Germany did win the most medals in the Games by a wide margin (Berlin 1936), but that was little consolation as the media’s focus was mostly on how his Aryan runners were overmatched compared to the rapid

Today's date is August ninth--The ninth day of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. There are 49 countries and 3,936 athletes competing in this olympics. People were as excited as kids on Christmas morning to watch the olympics. Adolf Hitler wanted to use these olympics to promote Nazi ideology. The only question left was to find out if the so called “Perfect Race” would dominate.

According to research the pankration was mighty god Zeus favorite game because the athlete had to be good in both wrestling and boxing to compete and it showed the true test of a man strength. Olympic fighter back in ancient Greeks were not allowed to gouge opponents eyes, bite their ears, or slapped them but they were permitted to beat them unconscious which was very pleasing to the gods that its citizens were willing to fight to please them. The Olympic Games however was put to and end by the Roman Emperor Theodosius, who was religious Christian who felt that the games were to pagan gods and should be stopped. The Olympic Games were not

The Olympic games allow athletes to showcase their ability to different countries around the world. African Americans and some of the other races were not as lucky in the 1930’s during the olympics due to discrimination starting to happen. When the Nazi rule started, everything changed for the Jewish community involving their everyday lives. The 1936 Berlin games shed light from around the world because of the Boycott Debate, Racism that happened in the games and the change in way people see different races in the world today.

The Nazi’s got the largest benefit out of the Olympics in 1936 . Nazi Germany used the 1936 Olympic Games for propaganda purpose (ushmm.org) . The United States consider boycotting the olympic games, since participating in the festivity might be considered as support for the Nazi German regime and its anti-semitic politics. The Nazis promoted an image for a new, strong, and united Germany (ushmm.org). However, others argued that the olympics games should not be a reflection of political

The 1936 Olympics were probably a vital turning point in Olympic Games. It opened up the doors into really looking into the wellbeing of a country hosting the games. It opened a pristine opportunity for Hitler to show off his Nazi Propaganda. The games were the most racial games ever. Hitler believed his Aryan supermen would dominate the games and he wouldn't settle for anything less. Adolph Hitler, who wasn't even a sports fan only, accepted the games because of the opportunity to show off his Nazi ruled country to the rest of the world and he succeeded.

During the first Olympic games there was only one event, a short sprint, where athletes would sprint from one end of the stadium to the other and the Olympics would only last for one day. Later on, the Olympics lasted longer by adding four days of competitions including wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, and chariot racing.

The 1940 olympic game was originally going to be held in Tokyo, Japan, but the Japanese pulled out of the games because of the second Japanese war, therefore cancelling the 1940 olympic games. (How did war affect the olympics?). Again in the 1944 olympics, the London games were cancelled due to WWII and the Olympics would not be held again until 1948 (1948 olympic games). With different wars affecting different countries there were time where countries backed out of the olympics and or cancelled the olympic all together. Different wars throughout history have changed the