Timeline
What is the month and year when the battle of Okinawa started?
April 1, 1945
The "spirit" or essence in someone which can influence their behavior
Mabui
What both Hideki and Ray were given at the beginning of the book
Grenades
Why did the U.S. invade Japan (after what event)?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
How a lot of Japanese soldiers were assigned to fight in the war (think enlistment in the U.S.)
Recruitment
What Ray cooked for everyone else in his squad
A pig
One of the U.S.' strategies for advancing further into Japan
Island hopping
Weapons commonly used to attack either side (Hideki had clay ones)
Grenades
What the principal carries around which Hideki later takes for him
Pictures of the Emperor
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY* When did the battle end?
June 22, 1945
What the Japanese did not consider Okinawans to be in relation to Japan
Citizens
What Hideki used to clean with his dad 3 times per year
Their family's tomb
This is the Kingdom that Okinawa was a part of until annexation by Japan
Ryukyu Kingdom
Where did many people seek shelter during the battle?
Caves
What Hideki's Sister's job was before the war
Yuta