Introduction

Date: August 1917

Place: Germany
Memo to: Soldiers of Frau Adams' Platoon
RE: Assignment Code: Red Baron's Eyes
Battlefield Orders: You are a carefully chosen group of trusted soldiers who will act covertly to gather
information for Kaiser Wilhelm's secret service. You are to gather information which will either
confirm or disprove information already flowing into the Kaiser's staff office concerning the
complicated nature of World War One. You will be covertly infiltrating the websites of the Allies
(France, England, and America).

Task:
A deputy in the Kaiser's office has given you a piece of paper with hastily scrawled questions on it
concerning the war. It is your job to answer these questions as completely as possible in the time
available. Place questions and answers in your trench journal.

Procedure:
1. Research the following new weapons that are being used in the Great War and explain how they
are changing the face of war in 1918. Weapons to explore: flamethrower, tank, machine gun,
submarine, airplane, and 3" mortar.

2. Explain what "no man's land" is and draw an illustration of it.

3. How is gas used as a biological weapon in the Great War? What types of gas are used, and what is
their effects?

4. What is life like in the trenches for the typical German soldier?

5. Find a recipe that soldiers in the trenches sometimes followed to make food more attractive,
edible, or appetizing.

6. Who is the Red Baron? Why is he famous, and how does he die?

7. What is the Schlieffen Plan, and is it working in 1917?

8. Explain how the Archduke's assassination is a catalyst for the war.

9. Find Helen Burrey's 1917 journal. Summarize the information that you find.

10. What is a dogfight? Explain it for someone who has never seen one.

11. Draw an illustration of a typical set of trenches used in France during WW 1.

12. Explain the concept of "Pal Battalions" and evaluate whether or not they were a good strategy for
the German and English armies.

You will be given a list of top-secret Internet sites which can provide the information needed. Only
diligent and astute observers will ferret out the necessary information. Write all questions and
answers in your trench journal. Using two colors of pens for questions and answers will be helpful.
Before you finish your web quest, collect 2 or 3 pictures of World War 1 that you can print and place
in your trench journal. You'll find thousands of pictures in your quest, choose carefully.

Resources:
The following links will lead you to web pages of the "Allies" (English, French, and Americans). It will
provide links to all the information you are looking for. Search carefully.
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc

Evaluation:
You will be evaluated on the accuracy of your research, how well you followed instructions, how well
you completed each question, how well you searched the Internet, how well you worked together as
a group (if in fact, you had to work with a comrade) to complete this covert task, and how creatively
you transported your information to headquarters.
After gathering your information, please conceal your papers (your trench journal) in some kind of
protective covering, for example: inside a German restaurant menu, glued to the inside of a folded
map of Germany or France, secreted inside a hollowed-out book, concealed within a folded
newspaper hidden in something, disguised as an old, perfumed love letter in an envelope, tucked into
a soldier's boot, or baked inside a loaf of bread. Military information is worth a lot of money on the
open market and could change the outcome of the war. Take care to conceal your information as it is
being passed to Frau Adams.
Frau Adams will collect all information and deliver it to the Kaiser's offices. Make sure you answer the
questions in complete sentences (for easy decoding)

Conclusion:
Be prepared to reveal your secret information to members of the platoon, on the date communicated
to you by your teacher, to confirm that your information is correct.
For more photos of World War click here.