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100

Special group of marines who utilized their tribal languages to develop a secret code which was used during WWII.

Navajo Code Talkers

100

This event involved U.S. and Filipino soldiers ultimately surrendering and being forced to march 65 miles without food, water, or rest to POW camps during World War 2.

Bataan Death March

100

1. The branch of government in charge of creating laws________

2. The branch of government in charge of enforcing the laws_______

3. The branch of government in charge of interpreting the laws

1. Legislative Branch

2.Executive

3. Judicial

100

The Atomic Bomb was designed and built in _______ but was tested here __________.

Los Alamos

Trinity Site/Alamogordo bombing range/White Sands

100

 This is communal irrigation system which is also tied to politics, tradition, and cooperation in New Mexico

Acequia

200

This man was in charge of developing and building the Atomic Bomb in Los Alamos

Robert Oppenheimer

200

This was an extremely hard time for many where at least 25% of Americans were unemployed and had lost their jobs.

The Great Depression

200

New Mexico is a unique state which can help lead the way for minority issues and rights why is this so?

This is so because New Mexico is a Minority Majority State

200

Uranium a important resource needed for the development of Nuclear weapons was mined where in New Mexico

Grants

200

These were places used in the United States to hold Japanese Americans during WWII.

Internment Camps

300

________ was a famous female artist who made it big in New Mexico. She was largely inspired by the landscape and cultures here.

Georgia O'Keeffe

300

This was a war of ideologies be between the United State and the Soviet Union Capitalism vs Communism

Cold War, which was a time of significant growth for New Mexico due to opportunities at military bases, science labs and mining locations.

300

Items that represent cultural heritage and provide unity and a collective identity of who were are as New Mexicans

What is a state symbol?

300

New Mexico's major industries include ranching, farming, mining, oil, gas and tourism. Where in the state could one findthe oil and gas industries

South eastern, or North Western New Mexico  

300

One of New Mexico's most vital resources needed by both people and businesses in order to remain here.

Water

400

______ was a civil rights leader fighting for Native American voting rights

Miguel Trujillo

400

This was a nation wide effort to conserve food and supplies for the soldiers fighting both in WWI and WWII

Rationing

400

This piece of paper guaranteed that Hispanics had the right to vote (ironclaude clause) and also established the roles and powers  of the government in New Mexico

New Mexico's Constitution

400

The newly devloped atomic bombs were used during World War II on which two Japanese Cities?

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

400

The word assimilate is often thought of when thinking of this locations.

Indian Schools

500

This man did not write articles about war generals or admirals, but more so the average soldier during WWII

Who is Ernie Pyle

500

Highways especially Route 66 have brought what with them?

Tourists

500

Name the Allied and Axis Powers of WWII

Allied: US, England, France and Soviets

Axis: Germany Japan,and Italy

500

This is the location where 1800 men of New Mexico's National Guard were forced on a Death March

Philippines

500

What do all of the following have a common link to?

Reies Tijerina, Thomas Catron, the Santa Fe Ring, Spanish Government, Mexican Government, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Land Grants

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