Reading Comment 10:
Georgia O'Keeffe, an Abiquiu resident, was one of New Mexico's most influential artists.

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Reading Comment 9:
The first victims of the nuclear bomb were in Alamogordo, whose residents were exposed to the radiation.

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Reading Comment 8:
White Sands, New Mexico became the site of many rocket and missile tests, even bringing in German scientists.

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Reading Comment 7:
New Mexico is rich in uranium, which led to extensive mining to create more nuclear weapons.

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Reading Comment 6:
With wartime industry moving West during WW2, New Mexico saw an economic boost during this time.

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Reading Comment 5:
The Navajo Codetalkers were able to encrypt war plans in Navajo, a language that no other group knew.

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Reading Comment 4:
The Trinity Test, the detonation of the first nuclear bomb, was done in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

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Reading Comment 3:
923 confirmed cases of Spanish Flu were recorded in just Albuquerque between 1918-1920

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Reading Comment 2:
The Zimmermann Telegram, sent from Imperial Germany to Mexico, said that if Mexico fought against the US, they would regain Texas, Arizona, California and New Mexico.

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Reading Comment 1:
17000 New Mexicans participated in the First World War

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