Unit 6 comment 10
I was surprised to find out Oppenheimer was the one to convince the military to use New Mexico as the place to test nuclear technology.
#Hist2110

Unit 6 comment 9
During World War II, the U.S. military increased its presence in the state in a clandestine way. New Mexico’s isolation from national urban centers was the basis of its appeal. It was the perfect place to test nuclear technology.
#Hist2110

Unit 6 comment 8
At the Santa Fe camp, 4,555 men of Japanese heritage were imprisoned between March 1942 and April 1946. I had no idea Santa Fe was apart of such a thing!
#Hist2110

Unit 6 comment 7
During World War II, the federal presence in the West shifted from economic relief to the fortification of the military-industrial complex. NM was brought up from its poverty a bit.
#Hist2110

Unit 6 comment 6
After the atomic bombing, physicists and their families traveled a short distance to San Ildefonso Pueblo to witness the Pueblo’s traditional deer dance, an annual occasion. Crazy to hear of the destruction of one country and to come celebrate with native practices of another.
#Hist2110

Unit 6 comment 5
In 1934, John Collier proposed the Indian Reorganization Act which dramatically reversed federal policies on Native land ownership and political rights that had been in place since the 1887 Dawes Severalty Act. It’s amazing how the Natives were finally getting some support all of these years.
#Hist2110

Unit 6 comment 4
Educational opportunities were often provided in CCC camps to combat illiteracy, promote vocational skills, and, in New Mexico, to promote nuevomexicano customs.
#Hist2110

Unit 6 comment 3
On the eve of the stock-market crash in October 1929, the average rural family had only six acres of land under cultivation from which they typically made about $100 per year. It seems even a century later, NM still holds roots to its poverty.
#Hist2110

Unit 6 comment 2
The growth of tourism and artist colonies—especially in Taos and Santa Fe—during the first decade of the twentieth century emphasized the staggering economic disparity between the wealthy and the poor in New Mexico.
#Hist2110

Unit 6 comment 1
Pete Rose, the WPA Employment Manager for New Mexico, reported that he had no idea how many non-citizens were currently on the bureau’s rolls because applicants had not been required to identify themselves by citizenship status prior to 1937.
#Hist2110