Nazi Olympic Games of 1936 | Great Continental Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo learns how new rail lines were constructed to transport crowds of spectators to the Nazi Olympic Games of 1936, how a planned boycott by the United States and other European nations failed, and how the success of a black American athlete undermined the Nazi ideology of Aryan superiority.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 4'42''
- Broadcast year: 2020
Curriculum Connection
- History | The inter-war years, 1918-1939 | Depression, War and Recovery, 1930-1951 | The coming of war
Access
Licence: ERA Licence required
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Two
- Programme: Great Continental Railway Journeys
- Series: Great Continental Railway Journeys
- Episode: Berlin to Stuttgart
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