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Enrichment: The Navajo Code Talkers- CKLA Unit 6 Native Americans
By Suzanne Schultz
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Question 1
1.
Why did many Native American men volunteer to serve in World War II?
They were required to serve longer than other Americans.
They were promised extra land after the war.
They believed it was their duty as U.S. citizens.
They wanted to leave the reservations permanently.
Question 2
2.
What was the main job of the Navajo Code Talkers?
To send secret military messages using Navajo
To repair broken radios
To lead troops into battle
To translate English messages into Spanish
Question 3
3.
Why was secure communication so important during World War II?
Radios were unreliable and needed backup systems.
Soldiers often forgot their orders.
Armies needed to share plans without the enemy understanding them.
Soldiers needed entertainment during long battles.
Question 4
4.
Why was the Navajo language difficult for enemies to understand?
It had very few words.
It was only spoken in a few countries around the world.
It used the same alphabet as English.
Its sounds and structure were very different from most other languages.
Question 5
5.
How did the Code Talkers make military terms easier to describe in Navajo?
They mixed English and Navajo in every sentence.
They used descriptive substitute words, such as "tortoise" for tank.
They sent written messages instead of spoken ones.
They created new Navajo words for every English word.
Question 6
6.
Why couldn’t Joe Kieyoomia help the Japanese break the Navajo code?
He had never served in the military.
He understood Navajo but had not been trained in the special code.
He did not speak Navajo fluently.
He refused to listen to the recordings.
Question 7
7.
Why did the Japanese never successfully break the Navajo code?
They did not know radios were being used.
The Navajo language and coded system were extremely difficult to understand without training.
The Allies stopped using radios in battle.
They believed the messages were in English.
Question 8
8.
Why were the Navajo Code Talkers not widely known until many years after the war?
The government forgot to record their service.
They served only in minor battles.
The program remained classified and secret until 1969.
They chose not to talk about their jobs.