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This assignment is based on the BBC documentary Fascism and Football (Links to an external site.) (or the first 33 minutes thereof) and the readings assigned for Classes 22 (articles by Ockerman and Socolow

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on the 1936 Berlin Olympics) and 23 (article by Kirby
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on the 2022 Beijing Olympics).
After completing the readings and after watching the first 33 minutes of the documentary, write responses to the two questions included in the assignment and listed below.

Your responses should be based on the information presented in the readings and documentary only. Do not use any other sources.

Your responses should demonstrate thoughtful reflection of the assignment questions and of the information covered in the readings and film. Do not restate specific facts from the readings or film.

Question 1 (300-400 words):

How did fascist regimes try to use sports and for what purposes? Why was sports important to fascist regimes?

What does the value they placed on sports tell us about fascist regimes, their ideologies, and their goals? Why were the support of the masses, popular opinion, and international standing important to fascist regimes?

Question 2 (200-300 words):

How are authoritarian countries like China using sports today, and for what purposes? Why are sporting events like the Olympics important to authoritarian regimes like China? Why are popular opinion and international standing important to authoritarian regimes like China?

How should other countries engage with international sporting events like the Olympics when they’re hosted/organized by authoritarian regimes like China? What are the costs and benefits of boycotting international sporting events like the Olympics in such cases? Should such boycotts be instituted? Why or why not?

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