Why Did The Navajo Code Talkers Enter Ww2

December 7th, 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, leading the U.S. to make a choice to join the war. On December 8th, 1941 the U.S. declared war on Japan and joined the Allies in World War II. America’s priorities took a shift from isolationism to winning the war, however, winning the war happened slowly; and it almost didn’t happen at all, but when the Marines enlisted the help of the Navajos, and after that the war started to look up. Little did anyone know the Navajo Code Talkers would end being one of the essential reason why the Allies won World War Two because of their unbreakable code, their ability to adapt, and their help with the Pacific Theater. When American entered World War Two communication techniques were crucial to get

In 1864 the Navajos were forced to marched from their Arizona home to Fort Sumner, New Mexico. This walk later became known as the Long Walk, which is the Navajo equivalent to the Trail of Tears. During the 450 miles journey, the Navajos had to face climate change, starvation, and murder (The Long Walk). Suzanne McCabe, author of “Navajo CODE Talkers”, mentions how, “The Navajo, who then numbered fewer than 10,000, were to be ‘reformed’ at For Sumner. Instead they faced hunger misery. More than on thousand died during the four-year exile” ( McCabe). These trials gave the opportunity to adapt quickly and effectively to stay alive. The government continued to put them up to the test when they forced the children to go to schools like Fort Defiance. In these schools the children were required conform to what the schools wanted them to be. If they were unwillingly to participate in the activities the teachers beat them or threw them in something like isolation. Living on the reservation the Navajo’s were forced to live without

Although a work of historical fiction Code Talkers: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two, depicts training exercises that matches up with the report called, “Marine Corps Ground Training in World War II.” One of the training sessions it portrays is the recruited Marines running in the desert with a limited supply of water. Many of the Marines in training failed because they were not used to the heat and drank the water before the exercise was done. The Navajo’s lived in the desert, and knew how to find water, if they ran out. This exercise was important because they were being station in the Pacific Islands where the lack of drinkable water was prominent. The Navajo’s stronger threshold of heat assisted them in the tropical weather they were about to face. Life on the Pacific Islands in War Time had many challenges including the possibly of the Japanese attacking at any time, but harsh conditions of the islands had its toll too. Chester Nez