Olympics
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- Created on: 16-04-22 14:43
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- Olympics
- Berlin [1936]
- the games were used by Hitler and the Nazi Party for political propaganda
- German athletes trained full time - undermining armature ideology
- Hitler refused to place medals around Jesse Owens after beating German athlete
- Jesse Owens was an African American athlete
- Mexico City [1968]
- South Africa invitation to Olympic games was withdrawn due to Apartheid
- Men's 100m ceremony, two African Americans protested about lack of civil rights in USA
- they did not wear shoes to represent poverty
- They each wore one black glove and raised there fist - the black power salute
- Munich [1972]
- 1 day before the games Palestinian terrorists entered the Olympic village
- they sized 11 Israeli athletes, and made a political request for the release of 234 Palestinians imprisoned
- the German authorities attempted a rescue, but resulted in all hostages and 5 terrorists being killed
- Despite this the IOC did not postpone the Olympics, only the opening ceremony
- 1 day before the games Palestinian terrorists entered the Olympic village
- Moscow [1980]
- December 1979, Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
- Creating a conflict that would last 10 years, and extend the cold war
- the USA boycotted the games, alongside some British athletes
- December 1979, Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
- Los Angeles [1984]
- in response to the 1980 games, Soviet Union and other countries announced they would boycott these games
- the Soviet Union blamed advertisement of the games and lack of security measures
- Berlin [1936]
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