Early Indiana
Name one Native American tribe that lived in Indiana before white settlers.
Potawatomi
Hopewell
Adana
This natural gas reserve is located in Anderson, Marion, and Kokomo.
What is the "Indiana Gas Belt"?
The demographic cohort between 1946 and 1964.
Who are baby boomers?
A massive 1923 rally in Kokomo drew nearly 200,000 members of this fraternal organization, which claimed up to 30% of native-born white men in Indiana during the 1920s.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
Who were the first Europeans to arrive to Indiana?
French
During World War I, Indiana's State Council of Defense used this ultra-patriotic slogan to enforce total wartime conformity, ban the teaching of the German language, and aggressively police the loyalty of immigrant communities.
What is "100% Americanism" (or "100 Percent Americanism")?
Another name for Gary, IN that became popular in 1020s.
What is a "Magic City"?
The nationwide ban on alcohol in the US from 1920 to 1933.
What is the prohibition?
What is the oldest city in Indiana?
Vincennes
A politician that diffused the tension in Indiana the night of assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Who was Robert F. Kennedy?
Fueled by the post-war industrial boom, the Calumet region in northwest Indiana established itself as a global leader in the production of this vital industrial material.
What is steel?
Decades before the famous 1954 Milan "miracle" inspired the film Hoosiers, the unrivaled obsession, sold-out multi-tier gymnasiums, and town-emptying fanaticism surrounding Indiana's winter sports tournaments earned this permanent psychological nickname.
What is "Hoosier Hysteria"?
Appointed by President John Adams, this future U.S. President served as the first governor of the Indiana Territory from 1800 to 1812.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
Located in IN, this is one of the world's largest drug manufactures.
What is Eli Lilly and Company?
Reflecting the post-war suburban migration, this northeast Indiana city became a national hub for electrical manufacturing, boasting massive plants for companies like General Electric.
What is Fort Wayne?
Born in Marion and raised in Fairmount, this legendary actor achieved Hoosier immortality starring in the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause.
Who is James Dean?
This Shawnee military leader and his brother, Tenskwatawa ("The Prophet"), established Prophetstown in Indiana, seeking to form a Native American confederacy to resist white settlement.
Who is Tecumseh?
Though operating out of an unassuming acoustic studio in Richmond, Indiana, this pioneering label captured the true birth of recorded jazz in the 1920s, cutting early tracks for immortals like King Oliver and Louis Armstrong.
What is Gennett Records?
While many celebrated post-war affluence, African American veterans and citizens in Indiana used this era of growth to mobilize against systemic discrimination, laying the groundwork for what major social movement?
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
In 1925, Indiana University students and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame famously clashed in downtown South Bend during a multi-day riot directed against this group.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?