The town of los alamos, new mexico, was built by the us government in the early 1940s as a site
for research on atomic weapons.
for the first atomic bomb test.
to house planes with atomic weapons.
to house scientists from nazi germany.

The town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, was built by the United States government in the early 1940s as a site for research on atomic weapons. The town of Los Alamos is also known as the birthplace of the atomic bomb, which was the main objective of the Manhattan Project. This project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced atomic weapons.

the pogroms became known as kristallnacht, the "night of shattered glass," for the shattered glass from the store windows that littered the streets. the morning after the pogroms 30,000 german jewish men were arrested for the "crime" of being jewish and sent to concentration camps, where hundreds of them perished.

living during the great depression had a major affect on the mentality many people. a good portion of people who lived during that time do not trust banks. this is likely the result of the many widespread bank failures in the 30s that caused people to lose their life savings.