Olympic Games

Question 1

Explain what happened at the 1936 olympics

Answer 1

Took place in Berlin.
Hitler used these as a Nazi propaganda show for the Third Reich Ideology (Germany viewed a
‘empire’)
Hitler wanted the games to showcase the Nazi Party and that the German Olympic team would win medals across the board to show their supremacy.

Question 2

Plain what happened at the 1968 olympics

Answer 2

In 1968, the Olympic games were held in Mexico City. South Africa’s invitation to the Games was withdrawn because of other countries threatening to boycott the Games because of South Africa’s Apartheid Regime.

Question 3

What happened at they 1972 olympics

Answer 3

Palestinian terrorism.

Eight
Palestinian
terrorists broke
into Israeli athletes*
rooms, killed 2
and held 9
hostage for 24
hours. All hostages, 5 terrorists and a German police officer were killed during a shootout.

Question 4

What happened at the Moscow 1980 Olympics

Answer 4

Boycott lead by
USA
More than 60 invited nations did not take part.
The protest was against the host
country’s
military invasion of Afghanistan.

Question 5

Hat happened at the low angles Olympics 1984

Answer 5

Boycott by Soviet Union
The official reason given for the USSR’s absence was fear over lack of security by the hosts.
But the real reason….?
16 other
(mainly communist)
nations joined the boycott.