What Are The Positive Effects Of The 1936 Olympics

After World War I, Hitler inherited the throne of Germany in 1933. Berlin was scheduled to host the 1936 Olympics, making up for the canceled games of 1916. President Roosevelt was not involved in the activities occurring in Germany after World War I and wanted no part in it. After Hitler took power in 1933, he began the construction of a large sports complex which cost 42 million Reichmarks. The events that occurred before, during and after the 1936 Olympic Games would forever change the history and future of the Games. Despite the events that occurred during the Olympics, there were also some positive effects that reflected the games. In addition, despite the actions of Adolf Hitler and the German government there were still athletes willing …show more content…
By the end of the games, the persecution of mainly Jews and some African Americans began to accelerate. After Germany had been relieved for two weeks during the Olympics, Germans quickly turned and went back to the Nazi Germany the world had seen prior to the Games. More posters and signs restricting Non Aryans were hung around Germany. The aftermath of the 1936 Olympics did however result in some positive traditions, such as Olympic traditions still carried on today. The lighting of the torch was first created during the 1936 Olympics, which is still continued to modern day. In addition, this related to the activities that the Nazis were carrying out before the Olympics. They would light a torch to attract young teenagers/children to follow them in the racial movement across Germany. In 1972 after the persecution and discrimination, Munich, Germany hosted the Olympics for a different propaganda purpose. This time, propaganda was used to erase the Nazi Germany name that the nation had received 36 years before hand. Although there were disgraceful events that occurred during, and after the ’36 Olympics, traditions were created and passed down to further