Vocabulary
Hogan
A traditional Navajo hut made out of logs of wood, and dirt, etc.
What was the code talkers job during WWII?
They were responsible for creating a coded language using the English alphabet and assigning the letters to Navajo words.
Why did the Americans declare war on the Navajos upon their arrival?
Because some of them didn't agree to stop raiding villages freeing their people.
Who is the Narrator of the Code Talker?
Kii Yahzi
Mesa
An isolated flat top hill with steep sides.
What event led to the United States entering WWII?
A) The attack of a French submarine with several US citizens.
B) The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
C) The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
What four countries make up the Four Corners?
a) Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware
b) Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan
C) New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado
What does Kii Yahzii's name mean?
Little Boy
Cradleboard
a board to which an infant is strapped (a crib).
Who did The United States fight against after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
a) Japan
B) China
C) Vietnam
Japan
True or False The Navajo's weren't allowed to return to their homeland after they were exiled.
False
What journey was Kii Yahzii about to take? where was he going?
The mission school ("white man's school").
Concha
Triangular pieces of silver used to make jewelry and belts.
True or False many young Navajo men lied about their age so they could qualify to join the military?
True
True or False: The Navajo code talkers weren't allowed to talk about what they did in WWII until many years later.
True
Who took Kii Yahzi to the mission school?
His uncle
Catastrophic
Causing or involved in great damage or suffering.
Japan was allies with which country?
a) China
b) Germany
c) France
Germany
What was the Navajo Long Walk?
A) When Navajo people walked to Mexico
B) The long walk they took during the war in Pearl Harbor
C) When the Navajo's were exiled and sent to Fort Sumner
C) When the Navajo's were exiled and sent to Fort Sumner.
To learn the ways of the white man since they now had to live by their laws, and to show them that Navajos were good people.