Chavez's NM History Jeopardy

Bid for Statehood

100

This event was a forced relocation of Navajos to Bosque Redondo.

Long Walk

200

This corrupt group of politicians, lawyers, and businessmen aquired large portions of land through shady business dealings

Santa Fe Ring

300

This man was a Hispanic Rough Rider captain who served during the Spanish American War.

Maximiliano Luna

400

This congressional delegate lost New Mexico its first opportuntity to acheive statehood.

Stephen Elkins

500

This Indiana senator opposed New Mexico Statehood

Albert Beveridge

First Years of Statehood

100

This man was the suspected leader of the Santa Fe Ring 

Thomas Catron

200

This man went on to be New Mexico's first state governor.

William C. MacDonald

300

At the beginning of New Mexico's bid for statehood this man was the most powerful man in New Mexico's Constitution Convention.

Solomon Luna

400

One of the first Anglo artists to join the Taos Art Society.

Burt Geer Phillips

500

This event allowed Governor MacDonald to showcase New Mexico's resources and diverse cultures to the rest of the world.

Panama-California Exposition

World War 1

100

Required service in the military

Draft

200

The mysterious deadly and misnamed epidemic struck New Mexico and killed thousands of New Mexicans after they returned home from WW1

Spanish Flu

300

This message sent by Germany to Mexico was an attempt to distract the United States from joining the WW1 conflict.

Zimmerman Telegram

400

This U.S. general lead the American Punitive Expedition into Mexico to chase and capture Poncho Villa. 

John Pershing

500

This Mexican Revolutionary General raided Columbus, NM for several reasons

1. Columbus shop owner ripped him off

2. He was angry with the United States for supporting the enemies of the Mexican Revolution

3. To keep the United States out of WW1

Poncho Villa

1920s and 1930s

100

This event was caused by the mass production of farming and severe drought that struck the United States in the 1920s & 1930s

Dust Bowl

200

This famous female artist was known for her love of New Mexico's landscape and her abstract works of art. 

Georgia O'Keeffe 

300

This group provided car tours of New Mexico's Pueblos to tourists visiting from all over the country. 

Southwest Indian Detours

400

This man is the most powerful Hispanic U.S. senator for New Mexico.

Dennis Chavez

500

This national scandal lead to the conviction of Albert B. Fall

Teapot Dome

WW2 and After

100

This man was the lead scientist at Los Alamos National Labs during World War 2. 

J. Rober Oppenheimer

200

The New Mexico location of the first atomic bomb test.

Trinity Site

300

The first Native American graduate of the University and WW2 veteran from NM fought for Native American voting rights

Miguel Trujillo

400

This nuclear waste storage facility is located near Carlsbad, NM and cause concerns over water and land contamination. 

W.I.I.P.

500

This court ruling required prison reform in NM. 

Duran Consent Decree