Speaking the Language
A world at War
Philip Johnston's Idea
Military Training
On the Battlefield
100
mouth gets washed with soap
What would happen if Roy Hawthorne spoke Navajo at his school???
100
Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor
When did the Japanese Forces attack and where???
100
to make the code based on Navajo language
What was Philip Johnston's Idea???
100
struggling to complete 7 weeks of training
What was easy for the navajos at camp???
100
the summer of 1942
When were the people ready to join the troops???
200
at home and at play
where was Roy allowed to speak Navajo???
200
Japan can hear the messages
What was the problem when the Navajos developed wireless radios???
200
can make them confused
What was Johnston's purpose of making th code???
200
shave off their hair
What would the military officers do to the code talkers at camp???
200
in the pacific ocean
Where were the most major battles???
300
to get America's plans of winning the war
What was Japan hoping to do???
300
puzzled by the code
What would Japan most likely do when they hear the code???
300
wore in thick braids
What was their old hair style???
300
stop Japan's forces
What was america able to do???
400
He became a code talker
How did speaking Navajo pay off when he was older???
400
Japan's code breakers would soon crack the code
What was Navajo's problem about their code???
400
chosen for a code talker
What did people not know???
400
in foxholes or shallow trenches
where did code talkers receive messages???
500
Navajo language
What was the code based on???
500
bulky and heavy
What was another problem with the radios???
500
Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico
Where was the Navajo reservation???
500
be-la-sana
What is apple in the Navajo code???
500
6 code talkers and 800 messages
how many code talkers sent how many messages???
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