When you think of WWII, you think of Europe, but you would be surprised how much happened in the Pacific. In the Pacific, the U.S took over island after island from Japan. The Navajo code talkers sent messages in their native language to other code talkers. Navajo code talkers totally changed the outcome of the war. The Navajo code talkers used their language as a code to send messages on and off the battlefield in WWII. They were used only in the Pacific. Armies had used Native American languages to send messages in WWII, but all of them had been cracked by other countries over the radio. The U.S decided to try the Navajo language. There would be 2 Navajo code talkers on each side of the radio. The code talkers were bilingual so they could speak Navajo, and English as a second language. One code talker would listen and translate as the other writes it down. The U.S chose the Navajo language because it was complex and unique so the it would be harder for Japan to decode it. The Navajo language was almost impossible to learn. In fact, an estimated thirty people knew the language outside of the tribe at the time. The language is so complex that some words are pronounced the same, but are said in different pitches. Also, none of the words are used in different languages because they either make up words, or combine already existing Navajo …show more content…
Because of the Navajo code, the Japanese were never able to decipher it. That meant that the U.S. could communicate freely without worrying if the Japanese understood. The Navajo code was very secretive as well. The U.S. would just say they are in need of Navajos and no one knew that they were needed to send coded messages. They were sworn to secrecy until the information was finally released around 2 decades later. As a result, they have been invited to the White House and have met multiple