there were letters used to transfer information?
True
was getting information difficult?
Yes, Getting information was very difficult because they would have to either have a good job or high in power with the enemy.
there were double agents in ww1
yes, 235 were caught. Most likely many more.
There would be lots less secrecy and discrimination?
yes, people would not be hiding so much as well as discrimination against Germans because of spies.
Pigeons were used as messengers like in the movies.
true they were very effective and saved many lives.
A very important part of being able to get information.
You need to have an important and/or high-up job. To get important information.
were there schools that taught people how to become a spy?
yes, there was a school but it was not very large.
what were spies' main jobs?
spies' only job was to get information about the enemy to get the upper hand. this would not be happening without spies.
Was it normal for spies to go into enemy bases and then spy.
No, it was not normal because it was very easy to get caught.
what would happen to the spies that were caught?
31 were caught by the British 19 sentenced to death and 10 imprisoned.
what ages were recruited
kids, teens, and adults but probably not the elderly. kids were boy scouts and then would spy.
what were other ways of getting information other than spying?
the only other way they could get information was by capturing peope.
What was the most common way of "spying"
The most common way was eavesdropping like listening to calls.
3 ways of sending information back.
letters, pigeons, and cryptographs. which is very difficult because most information is easily found by the enemy.
what 2 countries citizens were recruited the most.
France and Belgium citizens were recruited.
how many spies were there?
6,400 that were recruited real number not available. but there would most likely 6,400 less recruited.
what was a very secure way used to send information.
A very secure way to send information was by cryptographers. when people write encrypted codes to make sure codes are sent securely.
What problems did the fear of spies leave for America
discrimination towards germans as well as restrictions of free speech.
what neutral country set up networks to recruit spies?
The Netherlands set up recruitments as a neutral country.
what did they do to contribute
any way of getting information was from spies that was all they did but it was difficult and important.