THE 1936 NAZI OLYMPICS

BACKGROUND

• Held in Berlin, Germany
• Signified Germany's return to worldly affairs after WW1.
• People's Olympiad was a plan to boycott

NAZI INFLUENCE

• Nazis wanted to make a good impression
• Impressed propaganda, made Germany look peaceful
• Few people understood that they were hiding a racist and violent society

RESULTS

• Germany won most medals
• Jesse Owens won four events
• Americans also performed well

CONCLUSION