Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe USA is one of the most prolific nations in the Olympics. What factors have led to this dominance?message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down14
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareThe USA is one of the most prolific nations in the Olympics. What factors have led to this dominance?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoPropaganda. Since I was downvoted, i.e. we pumped a lot of money into our Olympics teams to win as many medals as possible as a sign of strength, to use as propaganda. As did the soviets.
Propaganda.
Since I was downvoted, i.e. we pumped a lot of money into our Olympics teams to win as many medals as possible as a sign of strength, to use as propaganda. As did the soviets.