How Did 1936 Olympics Change Hitler's World

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The 1936 Olympics transformed Adolf Hitler’s world. Germany was presented with the games before Hitler had even took authority. This made the olympics unquestionably intriguing. They lasted all the way from August 1st to the 16th. That is roughly two weeks. Berlin, Germany, was the host of that year’s Olympics. The reason that the 1936 Olympics were so fascinating was how Adolf Hitler, plus his various actions and decisions, were during that period of time. This man really made this event just how it sounds, bizarre.

Adolf Hitler was not very satisfied when he realized colored humans would be attending the games he was hosting. It is said that how Hitler walked out of the stadium has been considered the “greatest sporting snub in history.” He did not appreciate colored people being at the games in which he was hosting. Let alone being at the games, he did not like them beating his very own athletes. Jesse Owens, United States of America, acquired four gold medals, while Konrad Frey, Germany, only acquired three. Owens and Frey, were the top two medalists of the 1936 Olympics. Adolf Hitler walked out of the stadium at which the Olympics were being held. That happened to drop anchor when his team, Germany, was “humiliated by a black man”. Jesse Owens, track star, beat Germany. …show more content…
T If he would have done this, it would have really been a miracle. The man did not give his workers a long enough time though. He only gave them three years to build the massive structure. Three years to build a stadium large enough to meet Hitler’s expectations and needs, is not a well amount of time. Not all of the construction got one-hundred percent fully
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