0
What else can I help you with?
Who came up with the idea it to use Navajo?
The idea to use the Navajo language as a code during World War II was proposed by Philip Johnston, a World War I veteran and the son of a missionary who worked with the Navajo people. Johnston recognized that the Navajo language was complex and unwritten, making it an ideal choice for secure military communications. He suggested using Navajo speakers as code talkers, leading to the recruitment of many Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their language that was never broken by enemy forces.
What was the code they spoke in world war 2?
I believe you are referring to the Navajo Code Talkers. The Navajos were recruited to use their language to speak in code and sent Morse code in the Navajo Code. The Japanese could not recognize the language.
What was the US PTO secret code?
Navajo Language
What were the Navajo code breakers?
There were no Navajo code "breakers" . That means someone who tries to figure out and unknown code. Native Americans who worked for the American side in World War II were sometimes called "code talkers". They used a substitution code to encode English orders using a native American language, mostly Navajo but other ones were used too.
What is the exposition of code talkers?
Code Talkers were specially trained in the art of code talking in the language of the Navajo people. As I understand it, most were of Navajo descent but not all.
How are Navajo code talkers serving their country?
no one but them knew the language so it became a useful code language
Code talkers usedthis language during world war 2?
The Navajo and 11 Hopi soldiers used the the easiest of the Navajo language, to help America defeat the Japanese.
How does the Navajo language tie into American history?
Navajo Indians were used in WW2 to transmit messages in their language which was very effective as a code. It was never broken.
What is a metaphor in the book Code Talker?
In the book "Code Talker" by Joseph Bruchac, a metaphor that is used is comparing the Navajo language to a code that the enemy cannot break. This metaphor emphasizes the power and significance of the Navajo language in the war effort.
What are Navajo codes?
The Navajo Code Talkers were people who used a spoken code in the Navajo language to communicate between US units on the battlefield in the Pacific Theater of War during World War 2.
Why did the military need the code talkers?
The military utilized Navajo men who fashioned a secret code from their ancient Navejo language to relay messages of vital importance to the war effort. Navajo language was not decipherable to enemy
Why did they name it the Navajo Code Talkers?
The code talkers were native American from the Navajo tribe. They used their native language to send messages that the Japanese couldn't decode or understand.
