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405. The Nazis in Power: The Nuremberg Rallies (Part 2)

The Rest Is History

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Nazi Ideology and the Olympics

This chapter explores how Nazi Germany used the Olympic Games as a propaganda tool to project its ideological strength, highlighting Hitler's vision and Leni Riefenstahl's influential film 'Olympia.' It examines the aesthetic choices in the film, the inclusion of diverse athletes, and the troubling political context of 1930s Europe.

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