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Operation Kaiser Kommando 2007

 Congratulations!  You have been personally selected by Kaiser William II to perform a very special duty in the service of the Fatherland!  You are to be his eyes and ears on the battlefield.   You are to be spies for his Majesty and must be careful where you walk and who you talk to! Here is your assignment:

1. You are to collect data on the conditions of the battlefield, on events and personalities affecting the war. 
2. You are to assemble this data in a unique format, one that is not readily recognizable so that your report is not found by the enemy. 
3. You must deliver this report in such a way as to not attract attention to it, just like a spy would. 
4. You will be notified of a drop zone to place your report so our royal courier can pick it up for the Kaiser.
5. This project will be due on February 5^th by the end of the school day.    Late reports will receive only half credit for being 1 day late.  No reports will be accepted after the 6^th of February.   
6. My website has a copy of the internet links.  Go to www.mrcombshistory.com
7. Remember, the more unique way of deliver means more points!  Some past examples were reports hidden in lunchboxes, disguised as love letters from the front, disguised as medical supplies, hidden in newspapers, etc. 

 Questions for WWI resources on the Web 2007

Answer these questions on separate sheets of paper to create your spy report.  Deliver your report to Herr Combs’ and Herr Jettinghoff’s room with a clue left how to recognize and find it.  All reports must be dropped off in room 232.    

 http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/

·        Diaries, Memorials and Personal Reminiscences

1.      Who were the ANZACs?  What did they do?

2.      What happened to Benjamin Cruzan March 3, 1918.

3.      What was Operation Plum Pudding?  (The Christmas Truce of 1914)

4.      When did the following Countries declare war on Germany?   Brazil, Cuba, Serbia, US, Great Britain. 

 http://www.worldwar1.com/  (go to the reference library tab)

5.      Sketch or describe no-man’s land.

6.      Find three different kinds of weapons used in the trenches, write about them and draw them or print pictures of them.

7.      What was mustard gas?  How was it used?

8.      What was Gallipoli, describe what happened and print a picture of it.

9.      Draw or print and then describe your feelings of a British Recruiting Poster from WWI.

10.  Who was Gavrilo Princip and what did he do?

 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm

11.  List at least 10 allied countries.

12.  List the Central Powers of 1914 and their leaders (hint there are 4)

13.  How were aircraft used in WWI?  What is a flying ace?  Name 4 flying aces of WWI. 

14.  What happened at the Assassination at Sarajevo?  Describe the events, the main players and the results. 

15.  What is a balaclava, why does it have a special meaning in WWI terms? 

 http://uboat.net/wwi/

U-Boat Types

16.  Describe the operation of a U-Boat.  How many crew members, how fast were they and how deep could the go?

17.  Print the technical information for a EU-2 Ocean Minelayer.

18.  What deck guns are on a UB-II Torpedo Boat?

19.  Who was the Ace of Aces U-Boat commander, how many ships did he sink, write a brief overview of his command.

20.  What powers a U-13?

 http://www.firstworldwar.com/

21.  Describe the Palestine Front of the war.

22.  What happened at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914?

23.  Write a timeline for the war from Jan 1st – May 21^st, 1917.

24.  Print a map of the Schlieffen Plan.

25.  Find 3 poems written by participants of WWI. Print them and then write about what they mean.   

http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/projects/jtap/tutorials/intro/

26.  Read the poem “Munitions Wages”  and answer the following questions

a.       Is she happy to work in the munitions factory?

b.      Does she think she is paid enough?

c.       How does she feel about death?

d.      At the end, she declares if she is blown sky high she repays her wages in death, what do you think this means?

 Answer the following questions using any of the resources listed above:

27.  Why was submarine warfare so effective and so difficult to counter by the allies?

28.  Describe how the Tank, Grenades, Machine guns and Mustard Gas were used in the trenches of the Western Front.

29.  Who were the Doughboys? 

30.  At the end of the War, Germany is forces to sign the Treaty of Versailles.  What do you think the results of treaty will be for Germany, France, Great Britain and the United States?

 Grades:  You will receive 2 grades for this project.  One grade is for accuracy and correctness of answers.  The second is on effort.  For example, there are 35 questions each worth 3 points.  This is equal to 105 points.  Plus there is rubric grade worth up to 120 points.  So the whole project is worth a possible 225 points.  This is the largest single grade for the 2^nd semester.  

 Failure to do this assignment will result in a failing grade for the 3^rd Quarter.  There are too many points to loose in this assignment!

Herr Combs, Oberfeldkommandantur,

Herr Jettinghoff, Unterfeldkommanantur,

1st Regiment, 7th Armeegruppe