Navajo Code Talkers
How many types of code did they use?
2 types of codes
What was the distance that the prisoners were forced to march during the Bataan Death March?
They were forced to walk up to 66 miles.
Does radiation still exist at “Trinity”?
Yes, low levels of radiation still exist.
How many Japanese Americans were put in internment camps?
120k
Where is Mr. Gold moving to?
Washington DC
What were the codes called?
How many American and Filipino prisoners of war died during the Bataan Death March?
20k
Why were Uranium and Plutonium used as fuel for the bombs?
They are both large and unstable
Why were Japanese Americans forced to go to internment camps?
To curb potential japanese espionage believing there could be spies during the war
In the film "Top Gun" who plays Pete "Maverick" Mitchell?
Tom Cruise
Why was it hard to enlist Navajos?
They are bilingual
What General led the American and Filipino troops at Bataan?
MacArthur
Which famous scientist wrote the letter alerting the U.S. President FDR, about the German’s discovery of Nuclear Fission?
Albert Einstein
What were the conditions of internment camps?
Not the best,shared rooms, furnished with cots, coal burning stoves.
What is Albuquerque's original baseball team?
The Dukes/Dons/Cardinals
How many Code Talkers were there?
29
What is the name of the camp that the prisoners were taken to?
Camp O'donnel
What was the result of the atomic bomb being dropped on Nagasaki, Japan?
Japan’s unconditional surrender.
What year did internment camps start showing up?
February 1942
In the TV series Spongebob Squarepants, one of Sandy’s pets turned into the “monster” that sent Bikini Bottom into a panic. Which one is it?
Wormy
What were some words they used?
Cat: Mosi, Dog: Teechaai, Crow: Gaagii, Elk: Ezeeh, Owl; Ne’eshjaa
How many New Mexican National Guard members were part of the troops taken on the Bataan Death March?
1862
How secret was the Manhattan Project?
Each site had multiple security checkpoints that were guarded by military police twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. President FDR didn’t even tell the Vice President about the Manhattan Project.
How did the internment camps affect their families?
Lost their homes, separated families.
Where is Dean Summerwind parked?
At the lake 80 miles from Santa Fe