The countries that considered remaining inactive in the 1936 Olympics did so with good reasoning. Although nobody had genuinely felt the full effect of Hitler’s racism, there was still enough evidence for these countries to see his overall intentions. Up to this point in time directly before the games began, Hitler had kept these issues within Germany and had not imposed his ideals on anyone but the inhabitants of Germany. Hitler’s actions had not reached the global scale. It was not until World War II that other countries began seeing the full extent of the actions taken by the cruel German leader. In order for countries to go to war, there must be major conflicts in place that violate global laws or regulations. Hitler’s ignorance to basic