Navajo Code Talkers History

Who proposed developing a code based on the Navajo language?

• Chester Nez

• The Navajos

• Phillip Johnaton

• Cherokees

When other than WW2, were Native American languages used to send coded messages?

• Civil War

• Haiti. War

• WW 1

• none of these

How many Navajos were recruited at first?

• 400

• 28

• 29

• 200

What camp did the recruits assemble at to begin formulating their code?

• Camp Pendleton in California

• Camp Pendleton in Kansas

• Camp Pendleton in NC

• Camp Pendleton in SC

After the code was completed, how many more Navajos were recruited? _

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 400

What crucial role did the Navajos play in the Pacific?

• in every Army offensive

• in every Air force offensive

• in every Marine offensive

• in every Navy offensive

What other tribes were deployed as code talkers in Europe and North America?

• Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole

• Seminole, Comanche, Cherokee

• Seminole, Comanche, and Meskwaki

• Comanche, Cherokee, Seminole

When was the role that the Navajos played during WWII declassified?

• 1968

• 1942

• 1945

• 2001

When were the creators of the Navajo code finally honored with the Congressional Gold Metal?

• 2000

• 2014

• 2001

• 2003

The _______________ tried, but they couldn’t decipher it.... Not even another Navajo could decipher it if he wasn’t a code talker.