himself in his defence at the Nuremberg trials. This view was held by a majority of historians until Matthias Schmidt found holes in Speer’s story. A large blow was dealt to Speer’s own construction of his role in Nazi Germany when the Walters’ chronicles were released containing various incriminating evidence. There are still a number of historians who prefer to view Albert Speer as the Good Nazi‚ even though most historians now believe that the image created by Speer of himself was self-serving and false
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a militaristically centered society academia and cultural achievements‚ changing the view of Chinese history and the historian as well as leadership in the government as both began to take on the characteristics of Confucian practices such as The Way. The transformation of the view of history was radical at best. The overall essence of history was questioned as notable historians such as Lü Zuqian and Zhen Qiao professed the correct way of viewing history to be to view history as a continuous stream
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1) Describe the main arguments‚ reasons‚ and evidence that support the perspective of Historian A. -Historian A had a lot of reasonable and strong perspectives on the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. She views the United States was not justified in dropping the bomb. A huge argument begins with the U.S. knowing that Japan was trying to surrender. This is a great example of unnecessarily kicking someone when they are already down. The Japanese wanted peace and tried to surrender‚ the only
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The Daughter of Time Essay The Daughter of Time‚ by Josephine Tey‚ is an eye-opening novel about finding the truth in history. In the book‚ the author cleverly reveals the truth about Richard III from the point of view of a police detective investigating a murder. The quote from Telling the Truth about History accurately reflects the ideas in Tey’s book. History is not just a collection of facts‚ but also a collection of stories told by people who themselves are influenced by others and events
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these different views of the same man‚ that one can draw the conclusion that bias plays a major role in the validity and credibility of documents and personal accounts. So what is the role and in what ways does the truth come out through time? As historians we must look at what it is that we are reading. In saying this it means we must read between the lines. And not just see the words but where they came from and what the writer is trying to say. As was demonstrated in The Daughter of Time‚ the
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“The Strange Death of Silas Deane” by James West Davison and Mark Hamilton Lytle creates a new perspective on what people see history as. Although many people would define history as something that happened in the past‚ through “The Strange Death of Silas Deane”‚ the authors demonstrate that this everyday view on history can be profoundly misleading. In the section‚ “An Untimely Death”‚ the author explains the key events of Deane’s life and his death. Silas Deane “began his life as the son of
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and linguistic criteria. Bénézet’s book The World War and What was Behind It (1918) blamed on German aggression combined with perceived threats to the traditional social order from radicals and ethnic nationalists. Straight after the war Allied historians argued that Germany was solely responsible for the start of the war; a view influenced by the inclusion of ’war guilt’ clauses within the Treaty of Versailles. In 1916 Prince Lichnowsky had also circulated his views within Germany on the mishandling
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DARK AGES IN EUROPE Dark Ages is the term that was formerly used to describe the decline of Roman culture and the turmoil in Europe in the 5th and 6th centuries after the collapse of the Roman Empire. Modern historians avoid the term with its implication that only Roman values were civilised values. Many Germanic peoples traveled through Italy‚ Germany‚ France‚ Spain and North Africa‚ settling wherever they could. Many groups formed their own kingdoms. The label employs traditional light-versus-darkness
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analyze the extent of the success of the New Deal during the Great Depression. In my investigation Robert F. Himmelberg’s piece entitled The Great Depression and the New Deal (2001) was a very useful source because it helped me to see the viewpoint of historians who believed that the New Deal was vital in the recovery of the Great Depression. Other helpful sources were political scentist Sean J. Savages’ essay on FDR’s New Deal and FDR Leadership and Legacy by William D. Pederson (1997) which helped me
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1: Entombed Warriors of Xian Part B: Research Essay KBU – 5/6/2012 Part B: Essay – What do the Entombed Warriors of Xian reveal about ancient Chinese culture? The Entombed Warriors of Xian have exposed an extensive wealth of information for historians reconstructing the intricate nature of ancient Chinese culture. Through the exploration and analysis of archaeological sources and written accounts‚ those studying the past are able to deliver conclusions on the ethos and practices of ancient China
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