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Hitler believed that the Aryan race was superior to all races, especially blacks. Jesse Owens came along during the 1936 Olympics which were being held in Germany between WW1 and WW2, and won four gold medals, beating all the German runners. Right in front of Hitler. Prior to this, Hitler had demanded that Germany dominated the Olympics, because they were on German soil but also because he wanted to prove the Aryan race superior. When Jesse Owens, a black man, set world records and obtained gold medals, he broke the myth of the Aryan race.
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The western idea of an Aryan race is a myth. THAT's a fact.
Did Hitlers Aryan race have anything to do with the persianswho called themselves the Aryans?
Yes and no. Hitler's "Aryans" are a myth. There is no Aryan race, and there never was one. The word aryan is an old-fashioned linguistic designation referring to the speakers of the Indo-European family of languages, which includes German and English, Persian and Hindi. The name "Iran" is a Persian form of Aryan.
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That Negros couldnt fight
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What were Adolf Hitler's hopes for the Olympics of 1936?
I believe he thought that the Olympics would demonstrate the truth of his assertion that the "Aryan" race was superior to all others. Jesse Owens, the great African American track athlete, blew that hope to bits with his stunning win of a gold medal.
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