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 Albert Speer: The Good Nazi
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Many historians account for Albert Speer’s reputation as “The Good Nazi”. However, there are also historians who counter Speer’s reputation, portraying him as deceptive and a manipulator. You are to analyse the following video and answer the questions below. This activity will help you complete the final task.

You are to watch the video found in the link below and answer the following questions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmWCh3yASDE

1. Comment on the value of this source for historians studying Albert Speer.
2. Summarise the content of this video.
3. What conditions and problems did the slave labourers face?
4. Why did the makers of the programme view Speer’s use of slave labour as his most heinous crime?
5. Why did the producers of the programme include the firsthand account from Ted Misiewicz?
6. What effect would Miseiwicz’s firsthand account have on the audience?
7. Can Albert Speer’s admission of guilt ever undo his crimes against humanity?
8. Reflecting on what you saw in the video. Knowing that Speer received a sentence of 20 years imprisonment, explain the statement “Albert Speer pay the time for his crime”. Answer in a page.

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   Many historians account for Albert Speer’s reputation as “The Good Nazi”. However, there are also historians who counter Speer’s reputation, portraying him as deceptive and a manipulator. You are to analyse the following sources and answer the questions below. This activity will help you complete the final task.

    

   You are to select 3 reviews from the link below and complete the following table.

   http://www.auschwitz.dk/speer.htm

   	Sources
   	1.	2.	3.
   Is this source useful to a historian studying Albert Speer?
   Does this source contain bias or is it impartial?
   What have you learnt from this source?
   What audience was this source intended for?
   Does this source identify Albert Speer as “The Good Nazi”?
   What information can you use from this source to help you prepare a debate on Albert Speer’s reputation as “The Good Nazi”?

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   Activity 1: Sentences of the defendants of the Nuremburg War Crime Trials

   Albert Speer’s sentence at the Nuremburg War Crime Trials has been subject to controversy and debate. Speer’s light sentence is believed to be the result of his admission of guilt and cooperation. You are to critically analyse the following document from the Nuremburg War Crime Trials about the judgement and sentencing of the defendants, which will assist in your final task.

   Read the document on the link below and answer the following questions:

   ­­http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/judsent.asp

   1. What can historians learn from this source?
   2. What was Albert Speer’s sentence?
   3. List the other 3 sentences sentenced by the tribunal.
   4. How severe do you think the tribunal viewed Speer’s crimes?
   5. Reflect on Albert Speer’s sentence in comparison to the other defendants’ of the Nuremburg War Crime Trials. Does this source portray Albert Speer as The Good Nazi? Explain.

   Activity 2: Speer’s Judgement

   This source will further extend your knowledge on Albert Speer’s sentencing at the Nuremburg War Crime Trials. The following source looks at Speer’s sentencing in depth, detailing what was said at Speer’s judgement. This task will assist in your answer to the question: Was Albert Speer The Good Nazi?

   Read the document on the link below and answer the following questions:
   http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/judspeer.asp

1. What can historians learn from this source?
2. What were the counts that Albert Speer was charged against at the Nuremburg War Crime Trials?
3. What counts was Albert Speer found guilty of?
4. Do you think Albert Speer “paid the time for the crime”?  Answer in a half a page response using quotes from the document.

   Class Discussion

    

Q. Can there really be such a thing as a ‘good Nazi’?
Q. What was Speer’s motivation for his admission of guilt in the Nuremberg War Crime Trials?
Q. Does his admission of guilt reverse his crimes against humanity?
Q. Did Albert Speer pay the time for his crime? Q. Was Albert Speer The Good Nazi?