In 1933, the first of many laws began to be adopted in the new German society. The Nazi Party imposed these laws as part of its ideology. They were extremely anti-Semitic and forced Jewish and non-Aryan Germans out of work. They were under the rule of a dictator and most did not forget the First World War, so how could they be allowed to host an event like the Olympic Games? Germany actually won the bid to host the games against Spain in 1931. The president at the time was Paul von Hindenburg, and the party was known as the Weimar Republic, founded after the First World War. It was not until 1933 that the president appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor; at that time it was only intended to appease the people, as Nazi influence was growing, while other political parties were losing supporters. It took Hitler about two months to gain power and transform the president into a mere figurehead. It was then that he began to pass laws that reflected Nazi ideology. Hitler's first concentration camp, located in Dachau, was built to house the mentally ill and physically retarded, whom he deemed unfit for society, and around the same time Jews began to be persecuted. From that day on they were not allowed to work in law firms or public services. Things could only get much worse for the Jews through various steps. Soon farmers, writers, actors and musicians were deprived of work. These were the first of many anti-Jewish laws, which numbered over a thousand by 1940. Many may wonder how Hitler managed to do this so quickly, especially when looking at a timeline, but in reality, Hitler did a lot of work "behind the fifths" to help the Nazi Party gain ground in politics... middle of paper... Naismith didn't know it at the time, but he created one of the most popular games currently played around the world today. Naismith was able to see his sport transform into a national competition during the Berlin Olympics. He threw away the ceremonial game ball and was present during an awards ceremony (Large 279). The Olympic ceremonies closed on August 16, 1936. The athletes returned home to their families and friends, with the numerous tourists, spreading positive reviews of the "new Germany". It was only three years later, when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, that people began to realize that this new Germany was nothing special. In fact, it should be feared and stopped. In 1936, Germany won the Olympics in number of medals, but this would be one of their last “victories” as they would end up losing a Second World War within almost decades..