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RESEARCH PROPOSAL Name: Nick Karvountzis Date: 10/5/09 Topic: 1972 Munich Olympic Massacre Area of Investigation: Outline the main historical debates, perspectives or interpretations you will be discussing Discuss the role that West-German authorities played during the 1972 Munich Olympic crisis, specifically addressing their preparation prior to Black September’s terrorist, as well as their consequent actions and decisions made during the crisis. Primarily, assess whether criticisms of

Munich: Historical and Cosmopolitan Beauty in Bavaria When you hear people mention the city of Munich, they often mention one of the most famous festivals in the world, Oktoberfest. While it's a great festival, there is much more to Munich than just beer and sausages. A plethora of gilded palaces, stunning parks, and a bustling city center provide great opportunities to enjoy this well preserved, modern German city set amidst the backdrop of the spectacular Bavarian Alps. Marienplatz Viktualienmarkt

The 1972 Olympics were supposed to show that Germany had changed as a country. They were supposed to be “The Happy Games” but instead are remembered for the massacre of the Israeli athletes. The Munich Massacre has changed how terrorism is dealt with in different countries and in the Olympics as a whole. The Massacre occurred on September 5th, the eleventh day of the 1972 Olympics. Eight Palestinian Terrorists that belonged to the group Black september killed two Israeli athletes and took another

Resolution of issue: “Israeli Jets Punish Syria; Hijack Frees Munich Trio.” The Evening Times , 30 Oct. 1972, p. 1.: Assuming a non-partisan stance, The Evening Times includes multiple statistics and facts about the events following the Munich massacre. It reports on the violence in Syria by retrieving information directly from Syrian sources, but also from Israel, showing no partiality by origin of source. Correspondingly, there are statements from both a Foreign Minister and a military spokesman

outlets that are providing coverage of events around the world? Do news sources invest time and work into their reports, or do they release reports teeming with bias and unproven facts solely for money and satisfactory ratings? The massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympics shocked the world and its citizens, and newspapers

The Munich Massacre As soon as Ilana Romana heard about the situation in Munich, she expected the worst: "I knew who he was. He would not sit quietly. He was not the type. I knew it would end badly." She spoke of her husband, and, unfortunately, her prediction was correct. Earlier that day, her husband, Yossef, and his teammates were awoken by Arab terrorists beginning an episode that would result in the death of eleven Israeli athletes and forever scar the 1972 Olympics, leaving the games

During the 1972 Olympics games in Munich, West Germany, the German officials wanted to set a different tone to the previous game where Hitler was in power, so West Germany came to the decision to limit the officers to make the image of Germany peaceful. Of course this would have lethal consequences because although Germany may have been peaceful at the time the world specifically Palestine was anything, but peaceful. A terrorist group Black September took 11 Israeli Olympic athletes hostages and

For some European powers at the time, The Munich Agreement and the Anglo-German Declaration was considered to have achieved a peace that was thought to be unconceivable. Unfortunately, the great claims of Neville Chamberlain did not come true. These agreements only delayed the inevitable between the great European powers and allowed Hitler to gather more territory with relative ease. This document between the powers of Germany, Italy, France, and the United Kingdom outlined the terms and conditions

rule shows just what the Germans were hoping for, a peaceful, passive, war-free environment in which countries can get together and compete. Although we all know that quite the antithesis was upon the 1972 Olympics in Munich between September the fifth and September the sixth. The Munich Massacre, one of the worst massacres of all time, was driven by the vengefulness of the Palestinian group known as Black September, towards the people of Israel, or more relevantly, towards their Olympic team (Rosenberg)

The Munich Massacre during the summer Olympic of 1972 in Germany was a very tragic time where a lot of innocent athletes and people lost their lives because of a war going on between the Jews and the Arabs in in the middle east. They were in a political war that included religious implications as well. It all started out in Jun of 1972 where the Israel military was launching attacks against the Arab terrorist refuges living in the southern part of Lebanon. Since the Israeli military was attack people