The Navajo Code Talkers

What were the Navajo Code Talkers used for?

Writing computer codes.

Sending messages that could not be deciphered.

Deciphering enemy transmissions.

The Navajo Code is the only code that was not decoded by, well, anyone.

True

False

Who were the Navajo Code talkers?

Native Americans

Indians

African Americans

Caucasian Americans

America attempted to wipe out Native American languages before WW2 as a way to Americanize them.

True

False

Why was the Navajo language so impossible to decode?

The language was only ever spoken, not written.

The cipher key was so well hidden.

The language was extremely hard to understand.

Key words were used to describe certain objects, making it more difficult.

Coded messages were key for what reason?

Radio signals were easy to intercept.

Hiding troop movement from the enemy was extremely important.

It was cool.

So the enemy could not get information on whereabouts of spies, like the Ritchie Boys.

How were the Navajo Code Talkers treated immediately after the war?

Unfairly

Respectfully

Kindly

Neutrally

Why was the Navajo Code Talkers involvement not revealed until 25 years after the war?

The Government was sure no one would believe it existed.

Navajo Code Talkers asked the military to keep it secret.

The U.S. Government did not want to give the Navajo credit.

It was such a good code the military might have used it again.

What added to the difficulty of the Navajo language?

The language used many clicks of the tongue.

The language was morse code and only understood with a certain key.

The language involved multiple people with different knowledges to decode.

How did the Navajo like being used for these transmissions?

They liked having a sense of purpose.

They liked having a job

They did not like being used at all.

They liked that their language that had been almost destroyed now had a purpose for the people who sought to destroy it.

What military group did the Navajo primarily send messages for?

Army

Navy

Air-Force

Marines

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