NMH C6L3_P204to206

Title:

Chapter 6 Lesson 3 Day 4
The State of New Mexico

Essential Question:
How did New Mexicans
respond to the economic,
political, and social
challenges of the 20th
century?

CCSS: 7.22. Evaluate how
society’s responses to
different social identities
lead to access and barriers
for various demographic
groups in relation to
various societal
institutions, including but
not limited to education,
healthcare, government,
and industry.

Key Ideas:

●
The end of WWII marked a beginning of a

cold war between the US and Russia.

●
New Mexican served in both the Korean and

Vietnam Wars

●
NM became a leader in the aerospace

industry because of the Cold War arms race

and space race.

●
Job opportunities in the military, national

labs, and mining industry brought more

people to NM during the Cold War.

1) Introduction - Visualization

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2) Intervention - Vocabulary

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3) Instructions - Read and take

notes NMH

4) Independent - Edpuzzle

Task

Assignments and Tasks

Whose research tools and
equipment are on display
at the museum in
Roswell?

In 1930, Goddard decided to move his
rocket development and testing operations to a ranch outside Roswell, New MExico, where there would be less danger to people and property.

How did Robert Goddard
help us in the space and
arms race even though he
was no longer alive?

He developed a lot of the knowledge that
was needed to send a spacecraft to the
moon.

INSERT: ROBERT H GODDARD - DAY 4

List two specific ways
the work of Robert H.
Goddard contributed to
both the arms race and
the space race?

Goddard's work contributed to the
United States sending a spacecraft to
the moon and to the development of
military rockets.

Multiple Choice

Where did Robert Goddard perform his experiments?

• Los Alamos

• Roswell

• Santa Fe

• Albuquerque

Multiple Select

Goddard conducted his experiments in New Mexico because...

• ...it is mostly desert.

• He wanted to be close to Los Alamos National Laboratory

• ...there was not a lot of people living in NM at the time.

• There were minerals found in NM to help build bombs.

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Goddard's research helped the United States build intercontinental ballistic missiles.​

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In what parts of the
world did the United
States fight Communism
directly?

Korea and Vietnam

What role did New
Mexican soldiers and
civilians play during the
Cold War?

New Mexican soldiers fought in the
Korean and Vietnam wars. New
Mexican civilians worked in air bases
and laboratories during the war.

Cold War Conflicts & Economic Growth - Day 4

Match

Label the national flag with the economic/political system they participated in during the Cold War. [Think A-B-C order]

Communist

Capitalist

Communist

Communist

Capitalist

• Communist

• Capitalist

• Communist

• Communist

• Capitalist

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New Mexicans fought the​

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countries, during the ​

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, of ​

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for three years and ​​

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for over twenty years.

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communist

cold war

Korea

Vietnam

Russia

Space Race

Arms race

Cuba

What is the biggest and
most important Air
Force base in New
Mexico?

Kirtland Air Force base was the biggest
most important. One of its most
important purposes was to store atomic
weapons.

What important research
labs are located in New
Mexico?

Los Alamos, Trinity Site, Sandia
National Laboratory

What new weapon was
developed at Los
Alamos that was many
times more powerful
than the atomic bomb
that had already been
made?

Los Alamos National Laboratory and
Sandia National Laboratories developed
hydrogen bombs which were 1,000 times
more powerful than the atomic bombs
dropped at the Trinity Site, Hiroshima,
and Nagasaki.

How was technology
used in making weapons
helpful for peaceful
purposes?

Scientists learned how atomic energy
could be used to provide electricity. New
supercomputers were developed and
new ways to fight terrorism.

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True of False - Kirkland Air Force base was important because Goddard, Oppenheimer, and Einstein worked there. ​

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Multiple Select

The national laboratories located in New Mexico were...

• Los Alamos

• Roswell

• Sandia

• Kirkland

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The ​

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bomb is ​

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times more powerful than the ​ ​

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bomb.

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hydrogen

one thousand

atomic

ten thousand

uranium

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​

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created in the national laboratories in New Mexico allowed the US to have ​

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energy, ​

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to fight terrorism, and ​

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of ​

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destruction.

Why are people NOT
allowed to visit White
Sands Missile Range all
year round?

Most of the White Sands experiments
involve powerful experiments...which are
very dangerous and often top secret, so
the public can only visit at certain times of
the year.

Hotspot

Choose a symbol(s) to represent why White Sands Missle Range is closed to the public sometimes.

What valuable mineral
necessary for the
creation of nuclear
energy is found in New Mexico?

Although it is very rare, more uranium is found in New Mexico than in any other state in the United States.

Economic Growth Part 2 - Day 6

Why is uranium
considered to be a very valuable mineral?

Uranium is a valuable mineral because it is needed in the creation of nuclear energy.

Find at least 4 photos
in total [2 from before
and 2 from after] of
what Grants, New
Mexico looked like
from 1950 to 1960.

How did the Cold War
contribute to New
Mexico's economic
growth after 1945?

New Mexico's air bases continued to grow in size and importance.

Why did Albuquerque's
population, specifically,
double from 1950 to
1960?

Albuquerque is the home of both
Sandia National Laboratories and
Kirkland Air Force Base.

What cause the end of
the cold war?

The cold war lasted until the early
1990's when Communist governments in the USSR (United Soviet Socialist Republic) Russia and other Eastern European countries fell apart.

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Although it is very ​

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there has been more ​

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found in New Mexico than any other US state.

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From the ​

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to the ​

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, the economy in New Mexico ​grew​ and the population ​

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because of the four ​

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and two ​

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The ​

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ended in the ​

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1990s after the ​

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government of ​

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fell apart.

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Cold War

early

communist

Russia

World War

capitalist

late

Korea

Vietnam