Political Exploitation of the Olympics Flashcards
1
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Berlin 1936
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Third Reich Ideology
2
Q
Berlin 1936 details
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- 3 years prior WW2
- Germany granted host status in 1932 before Nazi party came to power
- Germany struggling economically at this time
- Built new 100,000 stadium and many more buildings
- All anti-Jewish posters disappeared to avoid games being boycotted & controversy
3
Q
Berlin 1936
Propaganda
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- Used by Hitler as a stage for political propaganda
- First Olympics to be used as an instrument of political misuse
- H keen for Germany to win many medals to show supremacy
- Show off how efficient Nazi Germany was
- Prove to world the superiority of ‘Master Race’
4
Q
Berlin 1936
Lutz Lang
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- Top class long jumper
- Model image for Nazi party
- Blond hair blue eyes –> typical stereotype of aryan race
5
Q
Berlin 1936
Jesse Owens
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- African American
- More famous athlete at the time
- Inferior under eyes of Nazis ideology
- Won 4 gold medals
- Broke 11 Olympic records
- Beat Lutz Land in long jump (Lang first to congratulate him)
6
Q
Berlin 1936
African American members of USA team
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- 10 A-A members of USA athletics team
- Won 7 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze
- Hitler refused to place gold medal around Owens’ neck
7
Q
Mexico City 1968
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Black Power demonstration
8
Q
Mexico City 1968
Why was South Africas invitation withdrawn?
A
Other countries threatening to boycott the Games because of SA’s apartheid regime
9
Q
Mexico City 1968
Black Americans
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At the time black Americans lacked equality of opportunity, were segregated, and many lived in extreme poverty
10
Q
Mexico City 1968
African American Boycotting
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- In run up to games, all A-A athletes urged to boycott games
- Boycott never materialised
- Smith & Carlos agreed to protest at medal ceremony
11
Q
Mexico City 1968
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
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- 200m final
- Smith won gold
- Carlos won bronze
- Smith –> 19.8 seconds = equivalent to world record
- Protested during medal ceremony (lack of civil rights)
12
Q
Mexico City 1968
Protest
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- Wore one black glove –> represented black power & unity in America
- Gesture named Black Power Salute
- Wore black socks & no shoes to symbolise poverty
- Asked to leave games for bringing politics into Olympics
- Put global spotlight on situation of Black Americans
- Treated as heros OR as if they brought shame
13
Q
Mexico City 1968
Peter Norman
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- Silver
- Australian
- Convinced them it was a good idea
- Provided them with gloves
- Wore badge signifying inequality
- Ostracised
- No Aussy sprinters in 1972 Olympics –> a warning
- Caused Australia to persue own racist agenda (White Australian Policy)
14
Q
Munich 1972
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Palestinian Terrorism
Munich Massacre
15
Q
Munich 1972
Black September
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- Palestinian
- 8 entered Olympic village
- Kidnapped & murdered 11 Israeli athletes & coaches
- Made a political request to release 234 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel
- 3 terrorists survived
