About This BlogWelcome to Viewshed: The Blog of Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites. Viewshed is a forum for stories related to the National Park Service sites of Hyde Park, New York, written by park employees, park partners, and guests. Here, you can read about our park’s museum collections, the life and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Gilded age culture in which the Vanderbilts thrived, as well as the people who work at our park to preserve and interpret these histories. We hope these posts leave you with a greater understanding of the National Historic Sites of Hyde Park, their histories, and their impact. Enjoy! The 1936 Berlin Olympics and the Controversy of U.S. Participation
July 24, 2021
The Olympic Games are meant to promote cooperation and peace between participating countries. This is not always the case, however, as shown by the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Read on to learn more about the controversies surrounding the Games and how sports and politics collided on the eve of World War II. |
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