Olympic Games - Berlin 1936, Nazi Germany, Jesse Owens

Olympic Games

Table of Contents

Introduction & Top Questions
The ancient Olympic Games
- Origins
- Competition and status
- Women and the Olympic Games
- Demise of the Olympics
The modern Olympic movement
- Revival of the Olympics
- Organization
  - The International Olympic Committee
    - The awarding of the Olympic Games
    - Corruption
    - Political pressures
    - Commercialization
  - National Olympic committees, international federations, and organizing committees
  - Programs and participation
    - Amateurism versus professionalism
    - Doping and drug testing
- Ritual and symbolism
  - Olympic ceremonies
    - The opening ceremony
    - The medal ceremonies
    - The closing ceremony
  - Olympic symbols
    - The flag
    - The motto
    - The flame and torch relay
    - Mascots
History of the modern Summer Games
- Athens, Greece, 1896
- Paris, France, 1900
- St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., 1904
- Athens, Greece, 1906
- London, England, 1908
- Stockholm, Sweden, 1912
- Antwerp, Belgium, 1920
- Paris, France, 1924
- Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1928
- Los Angeles, California, U.S., 1932
- Berlin, Germany, 1936
- London, England, 1948
- Helsinki, Finland, 1952
- Melbourne, Australia, 1956
- Rome, Italy, 1960
- Tokyo, Japan, 1964
- Mexico City, Mexico, 1968
- Munich, West Germany, 1972
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1976
- Moscow, U.S.S.R., 1980
- Los Angeles, California, U.S., 1984
- Seoul, South Korea, 1988
- Barcelona, Spain, 1992
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., 1996
- Sydney, Australia, 2000
- Athens, Greece, 2004
- Beijing, China, 2008
- London, England, 2012
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2016
History of the Olympic Winter Games
- Chamonix, France, 1924
- St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1928
- Lake Placid, New York, U.S., 1932
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936
- St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1948
- Oslo, Norway, 1952
- Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, 1956
- Squaw Valley, California, U.S., 1960
- Innsbruck, Austria, 1964
- Grenoble, France, 1968
- Sapporo, Japan, 1972
- Innsbruck, Austria, 1976
- Lake Placid, New York, U.S., 1980
- Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1984
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1988
- Albertville, France, 1992
- Lillehammer, Norway, 1994
- Nagano, Japan, 1998
- Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., 2002
- Turin, Italy, 2006
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010
- Sochi, Russia, 2014

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The 1936 Olympics were held in a tense, politically charged atmosphere. The Nazi Party had risen to power in 1933, two years after Berlin was awarded the Games, and its racist policies led to international debate about a boycott of the Games. Fearing a mass boycott, the IOC pressured the German government and received assurances that qualified Jewish athletes would be part of the German team and that the Games would not be used to promote Nazi ideology. Adolf Hitler’s government, however, routinely failed to deliver on such promises. Only one athlete of Jewish descent was a member of the ...(100 of 24614 words)

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