Code Talkers
What do the Navajos in Grants, NM call their houses?
Hogans
What was Ned's original name?
Kii Yazhi
Where is Manzanar?
California
What was Jeannie's Papa's job when Pearl Harbor was bombed?
Fisherman
When did WWII begin and end?
Hitler invaded Poland Sept 1st 1939.
Japan surrendered on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay Sept 2nd 1945.
What 5 things were taken from Ned in the Gallup, NM Mission school?
His clothing, jewelry, hair, name and language.
Where did Uncle take his nephew?
Rehoboth Mission/Christian/Boarding School.
On what date was Pearl Harbor bombed by Japan?
December 7th, 1941 at approximately 8am on a Sunday..."A date which will live in infamy."
What are Nisei in relation to Issei?
The second generation sons and daughters of Japanese immigrants.
Who were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy & Japan.
Approximately how many Navajo Code Talkers were there?
400
What about the Marine recruiter at Fort Defiance made Ned want to enlist?
His uniform.
What was the purpose of Executive Order 9066?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed it on Feb 19th 1942. It led to the forced relocation of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans living on the West Coast (more than two-thirds of whom were native born American citizens) to inland military internment camps.
Why did the Manzanar women refer to Papa as 'Inu?'
Because he was released from Fort Lincoln, North Dakota earlier than the other men and was rumored to have bought his release by informing on the others. It meant 'traitor.'
Who were the Allies?
The United States, Great Britain, France, The Soviet Union, and (to a lesser extent) China.
Why would Code Talkers have to immediately move once they'd sent and received their message?
The Japanese would triangulate the position of their transmission and mortar bomb their location.
Rather than receive a hero's welcome home, what was it that Ned wanted to buy that he was denied?
A Soda.
When did Manzanar camp close?
Although WWII had officially ended Sept 2nd 1945, the final internee didn't leave Manzanar until 11:00 a.m. on November 21, 1945, some 80 days later.
What job did Mama do at Manzanar?
Dietician advising the camp cooks.
Why were Fat Man and Little Boy important to WWII?
The Manhattan Project, led by J. Robert Oppenheimer, produced the uranium atomic bomb Little Boy that was dropped first on Hiroshima August 6th 1945 and the plutonium bomb Fat Man that was dropped on Nagasaki because primary target Kokura was cloud covered.
When (give or take 5 years) was the Navajo Code Talkers' mission finally declassified so they were cleared to talk about their contribution to winning the war in the Pacific?
1968
Name any of the Pacific Islands on which Code Talkers fought.
Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Peleliu, Guam, Iwo Jima, Okinawa.
Why is the 442nd Regimental Combat Team legendary?
For their valor the 442nd Regiment has been recognized as the most decorated unit in American history. The all Japanese-American second generation (Nisei) unit earned more than 18,000 awards, including 9,500 Purple Hearts, 5,200 Bronze Star Medals, 588 Silver Stars, 52 Distinguished Service Crosses, 7 Distinguished Unit Citations, and one Congressional Medal of Honor.
Mama's $19/month wage paid a rental fee for what?
The warehouse in Los Angeles, where she had stored the family furniture.
What was the name of the Japanese Emperor and the term for their Empire?
Hirohito and Nippon.