Navajo Code Talkers

Who was credited for the victory at Iwo

Jima?

• Major Howard Conner

• the Japanese Army

• the Navajo Code Talkers

• the United States Marines

What connection did Philip Johnston, the

man who had the idea for Navajo Code

Talkers, have with the Navajo?

• Johnston grew up on a reservation.

• Johnston fought with the Navajo in

  World War I.

• Johnston read about the Navajo.

• all of these

How many original Code Talkers were

recruited?

• 580

• 4

• 29

• 300

Where did the Code Talkers train?

• Japan

• Camp Elliot

• on the Navajo reservation

• on the battlefield

Which branch of the military did the

Code Talkers belong to?

• Army

• Navy

• Air Force

• Marines

The Code Talkers typically worked…

• on submarines.

• on base.

• hidden in back rooms.

• in the middle of the battlefield.

President George W. Bush presented the

original Code Talkers with the…

• Purple Heart.

• Congressional Gold Medal.

• Coast Guard Medal.

• Navy Cross.

What is the most likely reason that the Navajo code was not revealed until nearly twenty-five years after World War II ended?

• The government was sure no one would believe it existed.
• Navajo code-talkers asked the military to keep it a secret.
• The U.S. government did not want to give the Navajo credit.
• It was so valuable a code, the military might use it again.

What is this passage mostly about?

• the Navajos’ bitter history with the U.S. government
• the unique qualities of the Navajo language
• how the Navajo code-talkers’ role was kept a secret
• the Navajo code-talkers’ role in helping win World War II

Why did the United States military use codes?

• To help put the airplanes in order.
• To help forecast the weather.
• To grade the soldiers on their success in the military.
• To make it difficult for the enemy to know their plans.