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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hitler eliminate an enormous threat?

2. News of the Allied invasion of __________ is taken as a feint for a thrust at undefended Italy or southern France.

3. Speer's plan of __________________ uses committees to allocate supplies and oversee weapons design.

4. Why does Speer build grand halls and salons?

5. Speer goes beyond Hitler's "megalomaniacal notions" in planning urban renewal with a free hand and rescues two international events after the original designers offend Hitler's aesthetics. What are these two events?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does Hitler surround himself? How does he act around these people?

2. How does Speer come to run the Armaments Ministry?

3. What does Goering have Speer design? Why? Describe this building project.

4. Describe Speer's success with Goebbels and Hitler. How is he finally able to impress Hitler?

5. Describe Speer's Nuremberg building. How does this reflect Hitler's belief about the importance of architecture?

6. How do Speer's ideas clash with Hitler's and the ideas of others?

7. Who does Speer take with him to "Fuehrer conferences?" Why?

8. Describe the new facade of Hitler's headquarters.

9. What aspects of Speer's childhood helped to build his character and self-discipline?

10. What happens in June of 1942?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hitler demands ruthless "scorched earth."

Part 1) What is "scorched earth?" How and why does Speer try to stop this? What does this reinforce about Hitler's personality?

Part 2) How might this have affected the Allies? How might this have also affected the Germans?

Part 3) Might this tactic be used today? If so, when and how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

Speer feels the fallen rulers must accept collective guilt.

Part 1) Why does he believe this? How does this support what is known about his character?

Part 2) How do the others feel about taking responsibility for their actions? Why? Do they believe they are guilty? Why or why not?

Part 3) Does this help him at all during the Nuremberg trials? Why or why not? How does this guilt affect him for the rest of his life? Why does it affect him?

Essay Topic 3

A "Committee of Three" is formed to insulate Hitler from others.

Part 1) What is the "Committee of Three?" Who makes up this committee? Why? Why do Hitler's men believe this committee is necessary? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this committee influence Hitler? How does this committee influence and benefit Speer?

Part 3) How does the formation of this committee foreshadow Hitler's downfall?

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