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1936 Olympics: Propaganda Purposes Of Nazi Germany

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Nazis Germany used 1936 Olympics games for propaganda purposes. The Nazis (promoted an image of a new, strong, and united Germany while masking the regime’s anti- Semitic, and racist policies as well as Germany’s growing militarism) In 2016 marks the 80th anniversary of the 1936 Olympics games in Berlin, Germany. On August 1, 1936, Hitler opened the 11th summer Olympic games. For the first time in the history of the Olympics games, people in Europe, and the United States called for a boycott of the Olympics, because of the host country’s abuse of human rights. For two weeks on, 1936 Adolf Hitler’s, Nazis dictatorship camouflaged it's racist, militaristic character while hosting the summer Olympics. Having rejected a proposed boycott of the
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