Benchmark 1-A:
New Mexico: analyze how people and events of New Mexico have influenced United States and world history since statehood:
A#3 Standards with Specifications:
Analyze the role and impact of New Mexico and New Mexicans in World War II (e.g., Navajo code talkers, New Mexico national guard, internment camps, Manhattan project, Bataan death march)
Navajo Code Talker Explains Role in WWII
Who Were the Navajo code Talkers?
In search of History- Navajo Code Talkers
Chester Nez: The Last of the Original Navajo Codetalkers
2013 Honors: Chester Nez
Legendary New Mexico: New Mexico National Guard protects for centuries
Legendary New Mexico: Battle at Glorieta Pass helped secure Civil War victory
MOMENTS IN TIME | Remembering the Santa Fe Japanese Internment Camp | New Mexico PBS
The Manhattan Project
Bataan Death March (compressed).mov
The Bataan Death March and Camps
Surviving the Bataan Death March
Bataan Death March 75th Anniversary 08Apr2017 Presidio
Survivor of Bataan Death March
Sample Question:
Why was Los Alamos chosen as the ideal location for the development of the atomic bomb?
A. It was a leader in both technological and industrial growth at the time.
B. It was a small and isolated Hispanic community with few roads. *
C. It was a large urban area with many highly skilled workers.
D. It was an area where there was a high volume of tourism.