WWll FACTS
What enhanced Americas contribution to WWll?
The Japanese aircraft that hit Pearl Harbor.
What is a code taker in WWll?
A "Code Talker" is a person who speaks Navajo and English and sends secret messages back and forth for America.
What culture did Ned come from?
Navajo :)
Name two important places from WWll.
Normandy beaches (France), Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp (Poland), Pearl Harbor (Hawaii, USA), Berlin (Germany), The Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Stalingrad (Russia), Okinawa (Japan), and the Churchill War Rooms (London, UK)
(any of the above count)
True or True
WWll started in 1939?
True
True or False
Was america involved with WWll before the crash at Pearl harbor?
True
Why did America choose Navajo as the code language?
Because Japan didn't learn that language when they went through and listed all the others because of the complexity.
Why did it bother Ned to look at the dead bodies while in battle.
According to his religion, sometimes bad spirits stay with stay with the bodies, so when you look at them, its bad luck and causes misfortune.
Name two important events from WWll.
"the Invasion of Poland (marking the war's start), the Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor attack (bringing the US into the war), Battle of Midway (turning point in the Pacific), Battle of Stalingrad (turning point on the Eastern Front), D-Day (Normandy invasion), the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Battle of the Bulge"
(any of the above count)
How long did the war last
(if you get the amount of years right and don't get the days it still counts)
2 yrs and one day
Around how many lives were taken due to the war?
About 50-85 million people
Did America give credit to the Navajo code talkers after the war?
No
What motivates him?
To serve the country and credit his people.
What was his name before it changed at the boarding school
(bonus points if you don't butcher it)
Kii Yázhí
It translates to "little boy".