Olympic Political exploitation
- Created by: bethsibley
- Created on: 11-11-19 12:16
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- olympics
- Berlin 1936
- third reich ideology
- games were used by Hitler and the Nazis as a astage for political propogandato make Germany seen as an superior empire and a master race
- Nazi German athletes trained hard to make sure that they won all medals to reinforce this superior empire idiology
- Lutz Lang was the German superstar at the time and was stereotypical aryan race
- however Jesse Owens won the 100m,200m long jump, and relay. beating Lutz Lang Jesse Owens was an African American athlete
- Hitler refused to put the medals around Owens neck, yet Lang was the first to congratulate him
- Mexico City 1968
- Black power demonstration
- Soutgh Africas invitation to the games had been withdrawn as other countries were thratening to boycott because of South Africas apartheid regime (racial segregation)
- African americans protested to the world when two black athletes Tommie smith and John Carlos came gold and bronze in the 200metres
- at the medal ceremony, they wore black socks no shoes, and a glove either on the rught hand or he left hand ,the right hand glove was representing black power in america, the left hand was for black unity in america and no shoes showed black poverty in america
- Munich 1972
- Palestinian terrorism
- a day before the games, 8 paestinian terrorists seized 11 members of the israeli olympic team. they requested that 234 paestinians that were in israeli prisons needed to be released , yet 5 hostages ended u dead 3 wounded and german authorities failed to rescue
- Moscow 1980
- Boycott lead by USA
- Soviet union had invaded Afghanistanancatalysed the Cold War
- US president Jimmy Carter said they would Boycott the games if the Soviet army did not withdraw their troops from Afghanistanin an month
- the british hockey, fencing and equestrian teams also boycott only 6000 competitors perforemd compared to expected 10,000
- US president Jimmy Carter said they would Boycott the games if the Soviet army did not withdraw their troops from Afghanistanin an month
- Los Angeles 1884
- Boycott lead by Soviet Union
- in response to usa boycotting moscow, the soviet union boycotted the LA games along with East Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary and Cuba
- the soviet union blammed the commercialisation of the games and lack of security measures accusing USA of using the games for political reasons
- however many commentators saw the boycott as a retaliation for the 1980 olympic boycott by USA
- the soviet union blammed the commercialisation of the games and lack of security measures accusing USA of using the games for political reasons
- Berlin 1936
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