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Who Killed the Red Baron?
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Viewing Ideas
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Before Watching
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Have students look at a map of Europe. Ask them to locate the
northeastern section of France, the famed Western Front of World
War I. Discuss some basic facts about World War I. How did it
start? When did it occur? Who were the combatants?
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Conduct the "Who Made the Mess?" activity on page 2. After the
activity is completed, have students take notes on the facts
uncovered in the program's forensic investigation.
After Watching
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Discuss with your class how the use of the airplane evolved
during World War I. (Used for surveillance, dropping bombs, dog
fights between two planes, large battles between groups of
planes.) Discuss how the airplane changed the nature of warfare.
(Opened up a new front for combat, enabled spying or killing
from a distance, and made technology of greater importance in
determining who won the war.)
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Review the forensic evidence that led modern-day historians to
change their interpretation of who shot the Red Baron. (Records
from autopsy and eyewitness reports showed bullet pathway
consistent with someone shooting up from ground.) What were the
key facts that led to the hypothesis that Sergeant Cedric Popkin
killed the Red Baron?
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