Military vocbulary
vocabulary
Plot
Battles
Navajos
100
What is a platoon?
Small group of soldiers
100
When you get really angry but don't tell anyone or try to hide your emotions. 
Smoldered
100

How many Islands has Ned fought on up until now?

1.

100

Where was Ned's first battle?

Bougainville  

Guadal Canal

Saipan


Bouganville
100
The Marine Navajo code talkers had to expand their code to?


a. 260 words

b. 500 words

c. 5, 000 words. 

500 words
200
What is larger a regiment or platoon?
a regiment
200
When two countries or people work together to complete a common goal. 
alliance
200
Who were the Sea Bee's and what did they do?
the Sea Bees built structures, roads, and landing strips. 
200
What was the terrain like in Bougainville?
wet and swampy jungle. 
200
The Navajos were tired of C-rations and Made what with the chickens on the island? 
soup 
300
What song or rhythm that helps solders march in sink?
a cadence
300

A memory or thought that you cant forget that you think about again and again. 

Reverberated
300

How did the Marines feel about the Navajo code talkers? What is your evidence? 

They liked the Navajo and believe that they were brave, intelligent, strong and saved lives. They wanted more Navajos. 

300
Ned and his fellow Marines were afraid of what natural disaster on the island? 

a. Volcano

B. Large waves and current

C. Earthquakes 

Earthquakes. 
300
Why did the Navajos need a White soldier to accompany them everywhere they went?
Because the Navajos looked like the Japanese they needed protection from the White solders. 
400
A break that soldiers take in which they need permission.
a furlong
400
This is a movement that is sudden and quick. 
lurched
400
What are three ways that Ned has changed since the beginning of the book?
He is now bilingual. He is a man now.

He is educated. He is a Navajo but also American. He is a Marine. He believes he is equal to Americans. He is confident and has American friends. 

400
On Saipan why did Japanese civilians throw their children off of cliffs. 
They were afraid of being tortured by American troops or they did believe in surrender. 
400
How many Navajos did the Marines want per regiment?
100 
500
This is a military word for rumors or gossip. 
scuttlebutt
500
When you are betrayed, this is __________.
treachery
500

Ned talked about Saipan even though never fought there. He talked about Japanese women and children jumping off a cliff and soldiers that blew them self up with grenades. Why do you think Ned chose to talk about this? 

To show how dedicated to the empire the Japanese were and the brutal nature of war 

500
What famous ex-president fought along with the Marines on Bouganville. 
John F. Kennedy. 
500
What did Ned send home to get blessed for protection by his family?
His cloths or uniforms
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