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| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Susan D Bachrach |
| ISBN: | 0316070866 9780316070867 0316070874 9780316070874 |
| OCLC Number: | 41516448 |
| Description: | 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | Prelude: Berlin is chosen to host the 1939 Olympics -- 1933-1936: Nazi Germany: Hitler comes to power -- Police state -- Nazi racism and antisemitism -- Nazification of German sport: Nazi sport -- Nazi takeover of the Olympics -- Persecution of Jewish athletes -- Boycott debate: Should the games go on? -- Support for a boycott -- African American voices -- American Jewish voices -- World voices -- Nazi Olympics: Perfect arena for the Nazi propaganda machine -- Winter games: Rehearsal for Berlin -- Remilitarization of the Rhineland -- Nazi propaganda and the summer Olympics -- Berlin: Facade of hospitality -- Opening of the games --African American successes -- Jewish athletes and the games -- Aftermath -- War and the Holocaust. |
| Responsibility: | by Susan D. Bachrach. |
Abstract:
Recounts the story of the Olympics held in Berlin in 1936, and how the Nazis attempted to turn the games into a propaganda tool for their cause.
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