Windtalkers (6/10) Movie CLIP - Call in the Code (2002)

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

11

Overview

Dine (Navajo) code talkers transmit the coordinates of the enemy to the naval fleet for an attack. Because the enemy has no knowledge of their language, their communication is secret and cannot be decoded.  This chapter of history is not widely known. "Windtalkers," tells the story of how Navajo Indians used their language to create an unbreakable code that helped win World War II in the Pacific. This video can be used when describing the military strategies of World War II.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 11 - United States History II

SS10.US2.9

Describe the significance of major battles, events, and consequences of World War II campaigns, including North Africa, Midway, Normandy, Okinawa, the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences. [A.1.b., A.1.c., A.1.d., A.1.e., A.1.g., A.1.i., A.1.k.]

UP:SS10.US2.9

Vocabulary

  • WWII campaigns
  • Midway
  • Normandy
  • Okinawa
  • Battle of the Bulge
  • Iwo Jima
  • Yalta Conference
  • Potsdam Conference
  • allied and axis expansion
  • Blitzkrieg
  • island-hopping
  • amphibious landings
  • atomic bomb
  • Holocaust
  • Bataan Death March
  • Nuremberg Trials
  • Declaration of Human Rights
  • Genocide Convention

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Major battles, events, and consequences of World War II campaigns.
  • The location on a map of major battles of WWII and the territorial claims of the different WWII powers.
  • Military strategies used in WWII.
  • Reasons for and results of dropping atomic bombs on Japan.
  • Events, incidents, and consequences of war crimes committed during WWII.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Locate specific points on a map and identify political, social, and geographic changes that occurred during or as a result of a historical event.
  • Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media.
  • Evaluate an author's premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information related to historical events.
  • Read and comprehend historical texts independently and proficiently on various topics related to events that led to WWII and the effect of those events on American foreign policy today.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There were many key events and battles of WWII that had an impact on the outcome of the war, and the relationships between countries in the post-war world.
Alternate Achievement Standard - Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 11

AAS.SS10.11.9

Define blitzkrieg, genocide, island – hopping, and concentration camps; locate key locations involved in World War II that led to global conflict; identify key events, people, and/or strategies involved in World War II.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

Rotten Tomatoes Movie Clips

License Type

Custom
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