There is a Spy Among Us: Exploring the Role of Spies in WWI

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Page of The American Legion Weekly, includes a black and white drawing of a town with people moving around. The cartoon is captioned "The Spy Hunters".

Students will take on the roles of soldiers and spies, completing learning tasks while working to uncover the spies in the room. Students will learn about a variety of methods used for spying and communication during WWI. Topics include:

  • coded languages
  • the Choctaw Code Talkers
  • methods to interrupt spying in the U.S. such as censorship
  • the Zimmerman Telegram
  • pigeons as information gatherers
  • knitting spies