About 400-500 Native Americans had the primary jobs of sending secret tactical messages.
100
What branch of service was he in?
The United States Marine Corps
100
Name one reason Arizona was a popular choice for training bases.
Answers vary: Arizona had warm weather, clear skies, large amounts of unoccupied land, good railroads, cheap labor, low taxes, and its proximity to California.
100
What metal thrived during WWII in Arizona?
Copper.
100
When was the first internment camp in Arizona built?
In early 1942
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True or False. Many books were published in the Navajo language, making it an unpopular language for code talking.
False.
200
What rank was he in the Marines?
He was a Corporal
200
True or False: Thunderbird Field No. 1 was an important solider training base in Arizona during the war.
False: Thunderbird Field No. 1 was an important airbase in Arizona during the war.
200
What was copper used to make during WWII?
(After it was turned into brass) It was used to make cartridge and shell casings.
200
Which of the 2 camps were called the 'most relaxed' camps out of all internment camps in the country?
A.) Poston War Location Center
B.) Gila River War Location Center
B.) Gila River War Location Center
300
When did Navajo code talkers get recognition?
A) 1968
B) 1971
C) 1955
D) 1967
A) 1968
300
How did he become famous?
He was one of the famous flag raisers of Iwo Jima.
300
How many people were reinforced at the Fort Huachuca army base?
A) 9,000
B) 10,500
C) 11,000
D) 10,000
D) 10,000
300
What event also destroyed the gold mining industry during the War?
A) All mines were completely shut down
B) Mines were ransacked for war effort
C) Many innocent miners were arrested
D) Peoples gold was taken due to high demand.
B) Mines were ransacked for war effort
300
What was the peak population in the Poston camps in southwestern Arizona?
17,000 people
400
How many non Navajo's could speak the Navajo Language?
30 people.
400
When was he honorably discharged from the Marine Corps?
He was discharged at Camp Pendleton, California on December 1, 1945
400
What Arizona base became the largest fighter-training base in the world?
Luke Field
400
At the beginning of WWII what order made by FDR banned gold mining due to it being "non-essential"?
Executive Order L-208 OR just Executive Order
400
What were empty lots in the internment camps used for?
The empty lots were used by children and athletic people as baseball fields (America's new favorite pastime)
500
What does this Navajo word mean?: "jeeshóó"
Bomber
500
What training did he volunteer for in WW2
He volunteered for Marine Paratrooper training in October 1942
500
What movie was the Anasazi Thunderbird in?
"Thunder Birds"
500
What deposit was a copper mill built on that eventually produced 2,000 tons of copper per day during WWII?
The Bagdad deposit.
500
Who did sociological research on the Poston camp, which was later published in 1945 in his book The Governing of Me?