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2016 Academic Super Bowl Social Studies Study Guide

I. History 18th & 19th Century Geography Corydon Evansville Fort Sackville () Territory (1800, 1805, 1809) Lafayette (, Miamistown, ) Lakes Erie & LaPorte Madison New Albany (aka The Old Northwest) River Richmond South Bend Terre Haute Vincennes Wabash & Eel Rivers White River, West & East Forks Native Americans Tribes Notables Chickasaw Delaware Pontiac Miami Mississippian French and The coureurs de bois British Notables Henry Hamilton Robert de La Salle Francois de La Vincennes Jean Baptiste de Richardville Pioneers & Immigrants from American East Coast Early 19th Immigrants from American South Century Immigrants from Europe Notables George Rapp General

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Wars and The Battle of the Wabash Conflicts The British-Indian alliance Fall Creek Massacre The Including enlistments, troop movements, & Battle of Fort Sackville John Hunt Morgan’s Raid casualties Transportation Erie-Wabash Canal Madison & Indianapolis RR Railroads Steamboats Business & Agriculture Manufacturing Commerce Banking Newspapers Demographics Panic of 1939 First & Second State Banks Political & Social Abolition Issues Aristocracy Civil rights & liberties of African-Americans Civil rights & liberties of women Democracy & Suffrage Doctrine of First Effective Settlement The Civil War Education Political patronage Political perspectives & attitudes Political parties (Democratic, Whig, People’s Party, Republican) Reconstruction Relations with Native Americans & indentured servitude Temperance Violence & law enforcement Religious Baptists Presbyterians Groups Disciples of Christ Lutherans Roman Catholics Methodists Significant 1800 to 1820 Elections 1830 to 1850 1850 to 1872 Governors Thomas Hendricks Arthur St. Clair James Ray Jonathon Jennings Joseph Wright Oliver P. Morton

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Laws, Treaties, Constitution of 1816 & Government Constitution of 1851 Policies Act of 1830 (Federal) Land Act of 1800 (Federal) Land Ordinance of 1785 (Federal) Mammoth Internal Improvements Act of 1836 of 1787 (Federal) Proclamation of 1763 (British) Quebec Act of 1774 (British) Treaty of 1840 of 1795 Treaty of 1826 with Miamis & (aka Treaty of Mississinewa) Treaty of 1763 1783 Treaty of St. Mary’s (New Purchase Treaty) of 1818 Mid-Century Abolitionists James F. D. Lanier Notables Copperheads Caleb Mills Elijah Anderson Henry Ward Beecher Alexander Rankin Jesse Bright Daniel Voorhees Calvin Fletcher John Freeman Allen Hamilton Chapman Harris Julian Universities & DePauw University Colleges Wabash College The , 1920’s Revival and Causes for emergence of Indiana KKK Influence Sources of support & membership Leadership Influence, issues, & tactics Opposition Historical impact & significance Xenophobia Individuals Daisy Douglas Barr Warren McCray Thomas Hart Benton Madge Oberholtzer Edward Jackson D. C. Stephenson Harry Leslie

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II. Paul V. McNutt: Almost a Great Man Early Years Indiana heritage Family & Childhood Education & military service Personal strengths and weaknesses Wife and daughter IU Law School Ambitions Professor & Impact on IU, especially the IU Law School Dean Relationships with William Lowe Bryan & Herman B. Wells Indiana & Friendship with Frank McHale National Concern for national security American Political education Opposition to totalitarianism Legion Legion rivalry with Indiana Ku Klux Klan Commander Views regarding military preparedness & national security 1930, 1932, Republican Movement in Indiana &1934 Traditional Indiana Democratic issues & leadership Elections Political maneuvering in 1930 Campaign for presidential nomination in 1932 Campaign for in 1932 Political trends in Indiana in 1934 Indiana Leadership style & effectiveness Governor Budget & taxation Administration & legislative accomplishments Concern for economic security Emergence as a leading “New Deal Liberal” Cooperation with Roosevelt Administration Creation of political machine based on patronage Labor unrest & relationships with unions Political missteps & embarrassments Republican opposition High Leadership style & effectiveness Commissioner Political status while in the to the Instructions from President Roosevelt Personal views regarding status of Philippines & East Asia Philippines Relationships with Filipino leaders & influential Americans Relationship with Roosevelt Efforts to help German & Austrian Jews

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1940 & 1944 Political prospects & status as “New Deal Liberal” Elections Political rivals & their efforts to undermine McNutt’s credibility Roosevelt’s campaign for a third term Roosevelt’s rejection of McNutt for vice-presidential nomination Effort to help Roosevelt win re-election Relationship with Willkie Decline of political influence in Indiana Director of the Leadership style & effectiveness Federal Responsibilities of FSA & McNutt’s administration style Security McNutt’s allies & enemies within the FSA & FDR Administration Agency McNutt’s proposal to change Social Security Efforts to create Department of Health, Education, & Welfare Responsibilities for military preparedness War Research Services United Service Organization Chairman of Leadership style & effectiveness War Evolving powers of WMC Manpower McNutt’s & Roosevelt’s administration styles Roosevelt’s opinion & treatment of McNutt Commissions Bureaucratic infighting within Roosevelt Administration Congressional view of WMC Issues regarding women & African-American wartime workers Issues regarding farm workers Issues regarding Selective Service High Leadership style & effectiveness Commissioner Relationship with Filipino leaders & Ambassador Hukbalahup rebellion Negotiations regarding independence & trade to the Negotiations regarding military bases Philippines Efforts to provide for Filipino veterans of WWII Political system of independent Philippines Status of independent Philippines Views regarding communism and national security Emergence as early “Cold War Liberal” Attorney Counsel for motion picture industry Effort to help Truman win election in 1948 Post-WWII political trends in Indiana Private life & death Evaluations & memorials Indiana James Goodrich Henry Schricker governors Edward Jackson Samuel Ralston Henry Leslie Clifford Townsend Warren McCray

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Other William Lowe Bryan D. C. Stephenson individuals ’s Gang Booth Tarkington associated with Kathleen Timolat McNutt Louise McNutt Herman B. Wells Indiana Earl Peters Wendell L. Willkie Individuals Arthus Altmeyer Henry Morgenthau associated with James Byrnes Francis Perkins Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt Henry Stimson Administration Harry Truman Harold Ickes Henry Wallace Other Emilio Aguinaldo significant Jasper Bell Sergio Osmeña individuals Dwight David Eisenhower Manuel Quezon Thomas Harrison Lewis Hershey Mary Elizabeth Switzer Frederick Libby Douglas McArthur III. The Corporation Corporate 1852-1902 Wagons & carriages History Electric automobiles 1902-1920 Garford Automobile Company Everett-Metzger-Flanders Company 1904 Model C 1909 Backward-Forward 1920-1933 1920/21 Light Six 1920’s 1930’s 1033-1950 United Auto Workers 1935 Presidential Convertible Sedan 1938/39 Champion 1940’s Champion, Commander, & Land Cruisers 1940’s M-Series trucks Wright-Cyclone R-1820 airplane engines Military trucks M28/ 1945-1966 Motor Car Company 195o’s Commander 1956 Packard Predictor 1957 Golden Hawk & 1961 Hawk 1959/60 Lark 1962/63 Avanti

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Individuals Gordon Beuhrig Harold Churchill Henry Studebaker Albert Erskine Jacob Studebaker John Mohler Studebaker Frederick Fish Peter Studebaker Paul Hoffman Harold Vance Other Automatic transmission Studebaker’s , “Bullet-Nose” Michigan, Family & luxury automobiles manufacturing The Indianapolis 500 complex Sedan Studebaker’s South Bend, Indiana, manufacturing complex

Significant Studebaker Models

Unless one is a “car nut,” keeping track of Studebaker’s many different models can be very confusing. Use this study chart to make notes about these models’ innovative features, sales, and impact on the Studebaker Company.

1902 Electric Automobile

1904 Model C

1909 Backward-Forward

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1920/21 Light Six

1920’s Erskine

1930’s Rockne

1935 Presidential Convertible Sedan

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1939 Champion

1942 Commander Custom Cruising Sedan

1940’s M-Series Truck

1945 M29C Cargo Carrier “Weasel”

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1949 Land Cruiser

1949 Champion

1950-51 Commander

1956 Packard Predictor

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1957 Golden Hawk

1959 Lark

1961 Hawk

1962 Avanti

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