The DC Traveler

The site for the 1936 Olympics had been decided before Adolph Hitler took power.  But by the time the games were held, Hitler and his Nazi party were running Germany since 1933 and initially didn’t want the games held in Berlin.
Earlier in the year, Germany also hosted the Winter Games in Bavaria. But after realizing that the Summer Games could be turned into a massive propaganda campaign, Hitler pulled out all the stops and created an image of the new Germany, one of tolerance, peace and international cooperation, but also promoted his ideological belief of Arian racial supremacy.
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Located between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, the National World War II Memorial commemorates the 16 million American men and women who served, fought, sacrificed and died during the Second World War.

Surrounding the majestic plaza are 56 17-foot pillars, each inscribed with the name of a state (48 at the time of the war), as well as the 8 districts or territories (DC, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).  At either end of the memorial are two large inscribed arches, one for the Atlantic theater and the other for the …read more

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