Watergate

The Watergate Scandal took place in what decade?

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

Watergate led this president to finally resign.

• Nixon

• Lyndon Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Gerald Ford

What was the Watergate?

• A local park in Washington, D.C.

• A movie theater

• A restaurant

• A hotel

This scandal took place in what city?

• New York

• Washington, D.C.

• Philadelphia

• Chicago

What very important thing was located at the Watergate?

• The headquarters of the CIA.

• The headquarters of the Washington Post

• The Republican National Committee headquarters

• The Democratic National Committee headquarters

Which of the following was Nixon worried/paranoid about? Pick all that apply.

• Losing the presidential election of 1972.

• People finding out about his gambling problem.

• People finding out that he was having an affair.

• National Security information, related to things such as the Bay of Pigs, coming out.

Why did 5 people break into the Watergate hotel? Check all that apply.

• To dig up dirt on Nixon's political enemies.

• To find out information about how the Democratic Party was planning to run against Nixon for president.

• To find pictures of Mrs. Nixon's secret lover.

• To find out who killed JFK.

Why is this person so important?

• He was Nixon's personal bodyguard.

• He was a burglar disguised as a cop.

• He called the police when he noticed something suspicious at the Watergate.

• He arrested Nixon.

At first, most people believed that Nixon had no real knowledge or involvement of the break-in at the Watergate.

• True

• False

Which of the following BEST describes how Nixon's knowledge/involvement eventually became known?

• His wife went on Oprah Winfrey and spilled the beans.

• Gerald Ford told everybody so he could become president.

• Nixon himself confessed to avoid jail time.

• Some of the people involved started talking in court, to the FBI, to reporters..