Hey Susie I had just one quick question about that Speer 2008 HSC Question
So these are the historical context points that are hard to link to his background:
– development of the Nazi state after 1933
– Nazi war effort to 1945
– Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
I am just a bit confused on what the markers are looking for you to write haha! Am I supposed to link the development of the Nazi State in regards of propaganda, anti-Antisemitism to Speer's work at all or just discuss the development of the Nazi state in isolation? And with the Nazi War effort 1945 again is this discussing Speer's role in it or just the Nazi war effort in general. And finally, with the Nuremberg Trials, is this discussing what Speer was up for and how he handled it or just the Trials in general? I am super confused because I can write about each of these points easily but am really not sure what the markers are actually looking for and whether it all has to tie back to Speer Thanks a bunch!
Hey! I think your overthinking it a bit aha
All you need to do is outline/provide a description of these events - so what you have learned. With these types of questions I think a narrative structure works best, just going through everything chronologically, ticking everything off on the syllabus as I go
As this is a personality study, everything you discuss must be related to your personality, even when under historical context - always focus on their role within an event or issue, rather than straying away from the question
So like, if I'm talking about Trotsky's role in the 1917 Revolution, I'm going to avoid focusing on Lenin's role too much, and instead just focus on what Trotsky did that was significant
hi for a question like this"Assess the impact of the purges on the development of Stalinism during the 1930s." is it narrow to base the essay solely on purges but link to concepts such as the cult of personality and ideology. not sure if the economic aspects of stalinism are also applicable here
I don't think its too narrow at all if you consider the purges as both the purges, show trials and the Terror (because they were all an example of purging!). For this kinda essay I would have either written in according to the different groups that were purged; members of the communist party, kulaks, intellectuals, Red Army, or have written it thematically, so the purges impact on society/culture, politics and the military
Hope this helps!
Susie