World War II and New Mexico

How many New Mexicans served in the military during World War II?

• More than 1,900

• More than 5,000

• More than 10,000

• More than 500

What was New Mexico considered the perfect location for during World War II?

• The top-secret Manhattan Project

• The D-Day invasion planning

• The Battle of Midway

• The Normandy landings

What was the Bataan Death March?

• A forced march of American and Filipino troops by the Japanese

• A victory parade in New Mexico

• A secret mission to liberate prisoners

• A training exercise for new recruits

Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?

• A special group of American marines using a Navajo-based code

• A group of spies in Europe

• A team of scientists working on the Manhattan Project

• A battalion of soldiers in the Pacific

Why was the Navajo code never broken by the Japanese?

• It was a code on a code

• It was written in invisible ink

• It was only spoken, not written

• It was constantly changed

In what year did President Roosevelt receive a letter from Albert Einstein about the possibility of Germany developing an atomic bomb?

• 1935

• 1939

• 1941

• 1945

Where was the first atomic bomb tested?

• Los Alamos, NM

• Santa Fe, NM

• Trinity Site, NM

• Albuquerque, NM

Who was chosen to direct Project Y?

• Albert Einstein

• J. Robert Oppenheimer

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

How many Japanese Americans were given relocation orders on March 2, 1942?

• 50,000

• 75,000

• 110,000

• 150,000

Where were the two main Japanese internment camps located in New Mexico?

• Albuquerque and Las Cruces

• Santa Fe and Lordsburg

• Los Alamos and Roswell

• Farmington and Hobbs