Politics Flashcards
Name the five Olympics in the spec
1936 Berlin, 1968 Mexico city, 1972 Munich, 1980 Moscow, 1984 Los Angeles
Give a quote from William Shirer describing the 1936 Olympics
“Hiding a racist, militaristic regime”
Why was the 1940 Olympics cancelled?
Germany invaded Poland
Why was the 1936 Olympics controversial?
- Promote Aryan race
- German Jews and blacks not allowed to compete
- Nazis viewed themselves as descendants of Greek culture
Give three examples of protest was shown at the 1936 Olympics?
- Fights between Nazi Sympathisers and opponents when the torch was en-route
- Olympic officials joined a boycott in opposition to Jews being banned from the games
- Hitler refused to shake Jesse Owen’s hand as gold medallist (x4)
What did Tommie Smith and John Carlos do at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico city?
Removed their shoes, wearing black socks to resemble black poverty and wore black gloves to demonstrate the black power salute and all three podium athletes wore Olympic Project for Human Rights badges
What happened as a reaction to Smith and Carlos’ demonstration in 1968?
- Booed when leaving the stadium
- IOU suspended them from the US team and banned them from the athlete’s village for enforcing politics which is against the value of the games
- Their families received death threats
What did Tommie Smith do prior to the games?
- Public speaker
- 1999: awarded California Black Sportsman of the Millenium
What tragedy happened at the Munich Olympics in 1972?
- Eight Palestinian terrorists invaded the athlete’s village killing two Isralian team members and held nine hostage
What happened as a result of the terrorist attack in 1972?
The games were suspended for a day for a memorial service in the stadium
Why did the US refuse to participate in the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
Protest to he Soviet invasion in Afghanistan
What political issue occurred in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
The Russian team boycotted the games in protest to the US boycotting the Moscow Olympics four years before
