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History's Hunger Games: How Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and More Turned Sports into Social Control

Simon Whistler · March 14, 2023 · 29 min video · Global

Duration 29:05

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You've waited your entire life for this moment.

Your body quakes as you walk to the pitch and your mouth has never felt quite

So dry.

This transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.

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Explore how authoritarian regimes have used sports to promote national pride and exert political control. From Nazi Germany to modern-day dictators, see how sports have been manipulated to further political agendas and maintain power. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/