WWII
True or false; The US did not initially want to be involved in WWII
True
When NM first became a state, ______ the population were farmers or ranchers
1/2
The name of the lake the Taos Pueblo fought to keep as sacred land
Blue Lake
The name of the bill post WWII that paid for veterans to go to school
The GI Bill
Who were the Axis powers in WWII?
Japan, Italy, and Germany
The name of the first atomic bomb project
Manhattan project
By 1990, fewer than ___% of New Mexicans made their living ranching or farming
3
The name of the advocate for Indian rights to vote
Miguel Trujillo
Which state is #1 in Hispanic owned Businesses?
New Mexico
Who were the 3 main Allied powers in WWII?
Russia, England, and the US (will also accept france)
Where was the test site for the first atomic bomb?
White sands, NM (The trinity site)
Name 3 things grown by farmers in NM
Hay, Chile peppers, Onions, Corn, Pecans, Cotton, Wheat, and Sorghum
movement of people in great numbers into cities and towns
Urbanization
The Alianza Federal de Mercedes is translated in English to
Federal Alliance of Land Grants
Daily Double: The type of warfare used by the Nazis
Blitzkrieg (lightning warfare)
The name of the plane that dropped the atom bomb in Japan
Enola Gay
True or false: The mining of Uranium became more important after WWII
True
Why did the clerk argue against natives being able to vote?
They did not pay property taxes
The name of the leader of the Alianza
Reies Lopez Tijerina
What economic event can be attributed to the rise of Hitler globally?
The Great Depression
The names of the 2 models of bombs dropped in WWII
Fat man and little boy
What is Potash used for?
Fertilizer
What gambling establishment have 14 tribes across New Mexico built
Casinos
Who did Tijerina claim the land he tried to conquer was given by?
Spaniards/Spanish land grants
Who won WWII? The Axis or the Allies?
The Allies