Kirtland Air Force Base supported the World War II effort in what way?

Trained pilots on bombardier planes

The V-2 rocket connected New Mexico to WWII through which of the following?

Robert Goddard designs and early experiments

Which is NOT true of the Navajo Code

The code was only broken once by the Japanese

What did Navajo Code Talkers accomplish for the US?

Developed and mastered an unknown code

What role did Julius and Ethel Rosenberg play during the Cold War from their home New Mexico?

German citizens convicted of spying and executed by the U.S. government.

How did Klaus Fuchs earn prison time?

Spied at Los Alamos and sent bomb details to the Soviets.

How did the artillery shells used by NM National Guard Coastal Artillery let down the servicemen?

faulty shells exploded too low to reach the enemy planes

What is Executive Order 9066?

all are part of the executive order

Who are Fat Man and Little Boy?

Nicknames for bombs dropped on Japan.

What roles did Cold War bases play in New Mexico?

weapons, specialized parts, glider detachment, training

How did Tule Lake prisoners from a Japanese Internment camp in California find themselves at Fort Stanton?

They were first moved to Santa Fe but caused trouble and moved again

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Standards: -Analyze the role and impact of New Mexico and New Mexicans in World War II -Analyze the impact of the arts, sciences and technology of New Mexico since World War II

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1
Which site served as development of the atomic bomb?
Trinity
Los Alamos
Carlsbad
Roswell
2
At one point the Spanish Consulate was called to the Lordsburg internment camp because military officials violated ____
humid conditions and without sleeping bags
cold conditions and without food
rocky conditions and without shovels
hot conditions and without pay
3
What was the length of the Cold War?
4 years
45 years
38 years
12 years
4
Kirtland Air Force Base supported the World War II effort in what way?
Hosted the first test site of the atomic bomb
Trained pilots on bombardier planes
Managed spy services for the military.
Designed and transferred microchips for computer technology
5
What is the connection between Robert Goddard and Operation Paperclip?
Tank designs
Submarine windshield wipers
V-2 rockets
Using 20 X 48 foot bunkers
6
Father of modern rocketry
Wernher Von Braun
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Edward Teller
Robert Goddard
7
Everyone working in Los Alamos on the Manhattan Project was listed as what profession?
Laborer
Carpenter
Engineer
Driver
8
The V-2 rocket connected New Mexico to WWII through which of the following?
Bataan unit running tests against the Philippines
July 4, 1946 firework celebration in Albuquerque
Robert Goddard designs and early experiments
Joe Kittinger testing flight suits
9
How was Trinity Site used to bring WWII to an end?
Site used for forensic photography
Site of glider detachment training
Site used to test Gadget.
Site for alien detection
10
Which site served as testing location of the atomic bomb?
Alamosa
Trinity
Roswell
Carlsbad
11
Which is NOT true of the Navajo Code
It could be translated in seconds by Navajo speakers
It was a double code
It was a memorized code
The code was only broken once by the Japanese
12
Father of the hydrogen bomb.
Wernher Von Braun
Robert Goddard
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Edward Teller
13
Division Y (Site Y); Division Z (Site Z)
Los Alamos; Kirtland
Holloman; Cannon
White Sands; Trinity Site
Walker; White Sands
14
What name was given to the first astrochimp?
HAM
SANDS
TRINITY
LARS
15
Which countries are identified as the superpowers of the Cold War?
U.S. and the Soviet Union
Russia and the U.S.
Japan and Philippines
Brazil and Germany
16
How did New Mexico's landscapes contribute to population growth?
Brought tuberculosis patients
Attracted artists
Used for landfills
Made rabbit hunting easier
17
What did Navajo Code Talkers accomplish for the US?
Were active duty at Pearl Harbor
Security at Los Alamos
Developed and mastered an unknown code
Were part of the 1800 New Mexicans who endured the Bataan Death March
18
What role did Julius and Ethel Rosenberg play during the Cold War from their home New Mexico?
Freedom fighters for Communistic ideas in the 1950s.
Transport officers for Los Alamos and Kirtland AFB
Jews caught unexpectedly in a spy ring
German citizens convicted of spying and executed by the U.S. government.
19
Where is a rocket sled used in NM for military testing?
Kirtland AFB
Los Alamos Labs
Holloman AFB
Cannon AFB
20
How did Klaus Fuchs earn prison time?
Spied at Los Alamos and sent bomb details to the Soviets.
Gave aid in Operation Paperclip
Nazi Officer convicted of crimes against humanity
Refused to accompany Robert Goddard to work on Jet engine development
21
How did the artillery shells used by NM National Guard Coastal Artillery let down the servicemen?
poor training left Guardsmen confused
Germans stole shell designs and sabotaged the equipment sold to the US
radio signals detonated shells too close to camps
faulty shells exploded too low to reach the enemy planes
22
What is Executive Order 9066?
all are part of the executive order
It sent Japanese and Japanese Americans to internment camps
Executive Order 9066 was a US presidential executive order signed in WWII
It was signed by the US President F. D. Roosevelt on Feb 19, 1942
23
Father of the atomic bomb.
Edward Teller
Robert Goddard
Wernher Von Braun
J. Robert Oppenheimer
24
Who are Fat Man and Little Boy?
Los Alamos scientists
Code terms for NM labs
Nicknames for bombs dropped on Japan.
Soviet spies
25
How many miles did starving and sick soldiers march under the command of the Japanese in the Bataan Death March?
65 miles in tropical weather
26 miles in tropical weather
26 miles in mild weather
65 miles in mild weather
26
Which Japanese internment camp held Hawaiian leaders who were allowed to do activities like poetry, baseball?
Fort Stanton
Lordsburg
Clovis
Carlsbad
27
What is "the town that never was"?
Alamogordo
White Sands
Santa Fe
Los Alamos
28
What roles did Cold War bases play in New Mexico?
Alien detection, radar, meteorology,
weapons, specialized parts, glider detachment, training
tank and grenade development
Water resource management and site developmnt
29
How did Tule Lake prisoners from a Japanese Internment camp in California find themselves at Fort Stanton?
They were needed to perform labor duties
They complained of poor conditions and low pay
They were known for their good behavior.
They were first moved to Santa Fe but caused trouble and moved again
30
Who surrendered the Guardsmen to the Japanese at Bataan?
General McCarther
General King
General Patton
General Eisenhower

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