WWII & New Mexico
Most important role the Navajo tribe played in WWII
Navajo Code Talkers
Nuclear research at Los Alamos contributed to which Cold War race?
Arms Race
How were Native American cultures affected after WWII?
Torn between two worlds
Fray Angelico Chavez was a historical missionary for which church?
Hispano Church
What is a minority-majority population?
Minorities outnumber the majority
Where were Japanese Americans taken against their will during WWII?
Internment camps
Robert Goddard’s impact on aviation takeoffs
Jet-assisted takeoff devices
Why were Native Americans denied the right to vote until 1948?
Did not pay property taxes
What legal issue forced people to leave mountain villages?
Loss of land grants
Why didn’t African Americans stay in Albuquerque?
Few jobs and industries
Significance of Los Alamos during WWII
Atomic bomb was developed there
What is stored at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant?
Radioactive material
Which president favored termination legislation?
Eisenhower
Why did Reies Tijerina form the Alianza?
To fight for Hispanic land grants
Main source of income in 1992 (excluding government)?
Tourism
How was the Los Alamos site chosen?
Oppenheimer chose it because he was familiar with the area
What was mined in Grants prior to the 1980s?
Uranium
Which president favored self-determination legislation?
John F. Kennedy
How did the exodus affect northern NM communities?
Cultures diminished and communities shrank
How did Norman Petty impact NM arts?
Changed rock and roll history
Where did New Mexicans captured on the Bataan Peninsula die? (3-part)
Death March, prison camps, and ships
Which two types of workers does New Mexico have more of than any other state?
Scientific and technical workers
Miguel Trujillo won voting rights for which group?
Native Americans
What do acequias allow to continue and what industry benefits?
Traditions; tourism
Lack of what resource limited NM growth?
Water