DBQ: The Olympic Games From 1892 to 2002, the Olympic Games were continuous athletic competitions held every four years. Several factors such as gender, ethnicity, and financial support contributed to the establishment of the Olympics. However, based on these sources, the Olympics were primarily built upon the competition between various ethnicities/ countries. The Olympics were not pertained to only one specific location but rather a universal competition. Documents 1,3,4,5 and 6 all show the factor of ethnic differences. In document 1, it talks about the “utopians” in France and allowing their people to join the Olympics, resulting in more peace. Document 3 is about the Nazi’s ability to compete and desire to prove to everyone else that they are better. The tone is very optimistic and confident as the author talks about how the French can “make protests into a fine art” and could overcome any challenge faced. In document 4, a U.S. competitor in the Olympics reflected upon the amount of pressure they had due to competitions with other places, such as Russia. The tone is very determined and aggressive as the author constantly emphasizes their need to “beat” the Russians since they were so powerful. Document 5 is mainly about the Olympics as it took place in Japan and their increased power for world trade as a result of involvement for the competition. Similar to document 4 about the Russians, document 6 talks about Russia’s rise to power and other claims for great achievements such as sports and social progress. The factor of ethnic differences provides a unity among all countries and the rise to power. Another important factor that helped shape the Olympics would be gender. In the competitions, both men and women were allowed to participate in various sports. Both documents 2 and 8 show the involvement of women. However, as stated in source 2, there were only