Why Were the 1936 Olympics Controversial?
The 1936 Olympics were controversial at the time because they became highly politicized as a result of the fact that they were hosted in Nazi Germany. The roles of the various actors in the 1936 Olympics have been extensively examined ever since, with some people feeling that participating nations missed an opportunity to stem the rising tide of Nazism in Germany. Some members of the Jewish community in particular wish that nations such as the United States had chosen to boycott the 1936 Olympics, to express their distaste for Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime.
