4. Chapter 6, "The Greatest Assignment," opens with Hitler choosing to ally with Italy over ____________ and seizing the Rhineland while still lacking an army or air force.

5. Goering is jealous of the military impinging on what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in June of 1942?

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

3. What events take place that show Speer the true side of Hitler and his Nazi Party? How does Speer react to these events?

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

5. What is interaction like at Obersalzberg?

6. Describe the beginning of Speer's time as head of the Armaments Ministry.

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

8. What does Speer learn about Hitler, when he becomes part of Hitler's inner circle?

9. What comment does Hitler make about Berlin, compared to Paris?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hitler calls for making Berlin so beautiful that no one will care if Paris is destroyed.

Part 1) What do others think about this statement? How does this threaten Paris, France as a whole, and other nations?

Part 2) What does this statement reveal about Hitler? How does Speer go about making this statement true?

Part 3) Does Berlin ever gain popularity as a city more beautiful than Paris? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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