Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer (Known as Albert) was born in 1905 into an upper middle class family in Manheim‚ Germany‚ although his family relocated to Hiedelberg in 1918. He grew up in a household “lacking of love and warmth ”. As a child Speer was active in sports and was a natural mathematician. Speer followed the footsteps of his father and grandfather and studied architecture; initially‚ due to the hyperinflation of Germany in 1923‚ at the University of Karlsruhe‚ a “lower class” university
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Historians often come across different evidence on the same subject. However‚ this does not necessarily mean one would be considered more “correct” than the other. History is recorded through the eyes of the historian and therefore inevitably prone to human error. In the essay “The Historian and His Facts”‚ Edward Hallet Carr presents to his readers the limitations inherent in the study of history and the relationship between the historian and his or her facts. Carr makes use of historical accounts
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Albert Speer served the Nazi Regime from 1931-1945. It is within this 14 year period Speer’s significance from the war effort can be recognized as one of the most crucial and predominant roles within the Nazi leadership. As Hitler’s chief architect Albert created numerous designs and constructions used for Nazi propaganda as well as the Dora concentration camp. Using his power and influence within the German Nazi movement‚ Speer exploited the use of slave labor‚ as well as aided astronomically to
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When dealing with complex historical topics‚ it is common for historians to develop systems of identity to impart a historical narrative. This system is developed independently from the various groups the historian wishes to discuss. Thus‚ each system of identity is largely alien to the historical group it seeks to describe. While this may seem contradictory to a historian’s effort to impart a sense of validity to their theses‚ it is necessary as a way for the modern reader to identify with the topic
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Was Albert Speer a important figure in World War 2 In my essay I will assess how significant Albert Speer was to the running of the Nazi war machine and the Nazi regime. I will look at how such an intelligent‚ well-intentioned‚ principled person like Speer could become such an integral part in the Nazi party‚ so captivated by Hitler’s charisma and influence that he could ignore all the atrocities‚ the concentration camps‚ the slaughter of the fuehrer’s wars and devote all the country’s resources
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Nazi’? Many historians such as Alan Bullock praise Speer’s performance at the Nuremburg Trials and were convinced that Speer had told the truth. They label Speer an ’apolitical technocrat’‚ ’more concerned with the job he had to do than the power it brought him.’(1) American journalist William Shirer reported on his trial at Nuremburg and came to view him favourably (2)‚ whilst British academic Hugh Trevor-Roper interviewed Speer‚ and in his book The Last Days of Hitler‚ describes Speer as the ’penitent
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the way Albert Speer has been interpreted by three different historians. Albert Speer can be interpreted in various ways due to the events that occurred in the third Reich. There will always be differing views placed on Speer and the decisions he made‚ whether it presents Speer positively or negatively. Sereny‚ Van Der Vat and Speer himself are all historians who comment on and interpret Speer. Van Der Vat throughout his research and findings is very critical towards Speer. Speer is not amoral
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There has been much debate over whether Albert Speer was a ‘good Nazi’. He was seen as "the Nazi who said sorry" as he accepted responsibility at the Nuremburg trials. However‚ many people also view him as the ‘disingenuous liar’ who lied to evade a death sentence in Nuremberg and his extent of involvement and knowledge of the treatment of Jews are still debated. Speer himself endeavoured to create an image of himself as a ‘good Nazi’ and that he was merely an ambitious architect who had been misguided
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Aralee Fajardo January 7‚ 2011 Entry #8: "The Madness of John Brown" Historians are not the only ones that can elucidate history. History is a extensive puzzle that can be solved by anyone who has an educated diploma on certain subjects. Historians are the main disposition to solve the uncertainty of history with their useful‚ quality skills of making theories to conjoin loose ends of history‚ motivation of repeated research‚ and their undying love to learn new history‚ but a psychologist can
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amnesia‚ with governments often reinventing the proverbial wheel. The book also argues that “the role of the history of education in the struggle for educational reform has been contested and denied not only by policy makers‚ but also by a number of historians of education who prefer to avoid giving excessive attention to the
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