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New Mexico During the Cold War

Teacher: Joyce Roulston
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Zinc-mining strike against the Empire Zinc Corporation
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US defense against the Soviet Union
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The key element used in the making of atomic weapons
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The challenge to contain communism and promote democracy
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Played an essential role in aviation support and weapon's testing
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Five hundred times more powerful than the A-Bomb
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Trained in the Mercury space program at Holloman Aeromedical Lab
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A-Bomb detonated near Farmington, NM
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Location of the Trinity Site
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Benefits for veterans
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Launched fifty-six experimental rockets
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Center for space travel research and testing
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Denied work in their industry
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Played a vital role in nation's defense system
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The Soviet Union launched this first man-made space satellite
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National project to test A-Bombs peacefully
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Discovered a deposit of uranium oxide near Grants, NM
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A German scientist that surrendered to the US and agreed to continue his rocket research at Fort Bliss, TX
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He fought for the right to vote for all New Mexico Indians
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A second research lab opened in NM, SE of Albuquerque
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A war to contain communism in Korea
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Los Alamos National Laboratory director
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Refused to abandon his ranch for a missile range
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Served a key part of the nation's Srtategic Air Command;located S of Roswell
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Star of Salt of the Earth
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Detonated to create an underground heat reservoir near Carlsbad