The 1936 Olympics and the Boycott Movement
Weighing the Evidence
About this Activity
- Created by:National Archives Education Team
- Historical Era:The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
- Thinking Skill:Historical Analysis & Interpretation
- Bloom's Taxonomy:Analyzing
- Grade Level:High School
In this activity students will analyze documents and photographs related to the debate over U.S. participation in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Students will determine what views were held by the United States government as well as American Olympic leaders on a proposed U.S. boycott. They will determine whether or not the US should have boycotted the Berlin Olympics, and they will support their decision by placing on the scale records that support their decision.
Documents in this activity
- Boycott 1936 Olympics
- Correspondence between Senator Lonergan and Secretary of State Cordell Hull about 1936 Olympics
- Correspondence from George Messersmith to Secretary of State Cordell Hull about 1936 Olympics
- Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany
- Letter from Aaron Gamsey to President Roosevelt about 1936 Olympics
- Letter from Samuel Rosenman to President Franklin Roosevelt about C.H. Sherill