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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. In his last radio address Hitler rejects what and then withdraws to the old Party clique, grasping at straws and insisting that nothing but desert be left to the victors?

2. How does Hitler react to viewing Speer's photographs of fugitives?

3. Are Speer's efforts to improve living conditions successful?

4. Speer resorts to lies and deception for what reason?

5. To where does Himmler flee?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the book end?

2. What is Himmler's reaction at the end of the war?

3. What happens to Speer and the other defendants at Nuremberg?

4. How does Speer's exuberance at German successes begin to cool? What saves Germany at this point?

5. What happens to Speer as the war comes to an end?

6. How does Chapter 27 open?

7. How does Speer help evacuees during Hitler's "scorched earth" plan?

8. How does Speer quickly save his ability to influence Hitler?

9. What does Hitler do when he ignores Speer's calls to cripple key Allied resources? How does he then calm Speer's fears of an armaments collapse?

10. What is Operation Valkyrie? What is the result of this operation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Speer builds grand halls and salons to impress on dignitaries that Hitler is "one of the greatest men in history."

Part 1) Why does Speer do this? Does he believe Hitler is "one of the greatest men in history?" Why or why not?

Part 2) Why might these grand halls and salons give dignitaries the impression that Hitler is a great man?

Part 3) What does Speer think of these grand structures at the time he builds them? How does he feel about these structures later in life? Why?

Part 4) How might these structures be viewed today? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Speer is accepted into Hitler's inner circle.

Part 1) What leads to this acceptance? How does this change Speer's life? What do others think about this acceptance? Why?

Part 2) How does Hitler benefit from Speer's work? How influential is Speer's work in Hitler's Germanic Reich?

Part 3) How does Speer fall out of Hitler's good graces? What does this reveal about both Hitler and Speer?

Essay Topic 3

Hitler is stuck in a World War I mentality.

Part 1) What is a World War I mentality? Why is Hitler stuck in this mentality?

Part 2) What does this mean for Speer, Speer's plans, and Hitler's own plans? How does this mentality reflect Hitler's personality?

Part 3) How does Hitler's war mentality evolve over time? Why?

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