The Underdogs

The Tuskegee Airmen -

http://www.airforce.com/games-and-

extras/tuskegee-airmen

1. Look through the timeline of the Tuskegee Airmen.

What was the first squadron to be activated as an
African-American Army Air Forces unit?
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2. Read about the various planes used by the Tuskegee
Airmen. Which plane are they most commonly
associated with?
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3. Look through the medals which were received by the
Tuskegee Airmen. How many Distinguished Unit
Citations did they receive? What does this show
about them?
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The 442nd Regimental Combat Team http://encyclopedia.densho.org/442nd_Regimental_Combat_Team/

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/?dod-date=219

4. What was the fate of Japanese Americans prior to the

creation of the 442nd RCT?
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5. In which month and year was the 442nd RCT
organized?
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6. In which mountains did the 442nd RCT rescue the
Lost Battalion?
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7. What were the various medals and awards earned by
the 442nd RCT?
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8. Analyze the successes of the 442nd, do you believe it

was a coincidence that this Regiment was so
successful or was there an underlying motivation?
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Navajo Code Talkers -

https://www.cia.gov/news-

information/featured-story-archive/2008-featured-story-archive/navajo-codetalkers/

9. Develop a reason for why the Navajos had to deal

with skeptical officers about the effectiveness of the
code.
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10.

Formulate a hypothesis on why the Code

Breakers were not recognized until 1968.

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11.

Use this Navajo dictionary to solve the code

challenge at the bottom of the first link.

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