SOCIAL STUDIES QUEST
(WATERGATE)
Imperial Presidency - Answer- Nixon wanted to have all the powers that were in and
not in the Constitution. He wanted to be King.
Silent Majority - Answer- Conservative middle class Americans made up the
___________ because they were sick of what had been interpreted as spoiled
hippies and whining protesters, tired of an interfering government that, in their view,
coddled poop people and black people at taxpayer expense, these individuals
formed what political strategists called a ...
Southern Strategy - Answer- Campaign policy to cater to white Southerners for their
vote because African Americans did not vote for Nixon.
New Right - Answer- rooted in the suburban Sun Belt, it celebrated the free market
and it lamented the decline of traditional social values and roles. The conservatives
resented and resisted what they saw as government meddling. They fought against
high taxes, environmental regulations, highway speed limits, national park police,
affirmative action, and school desegregation plans.
Watergate - Answer- When? June 17th, 1972
What? A burglary inside the office of the Democratic National Committee.
Democratic national convention was going on. To steal the papers of the DNC for
their election plans. Where? Watergate Hotel, Washington D.C. Why? Nixon may or
may not have been involved in the Watergate scandal before, but after he tried to
cover up the issue, Nixon resigned before he could be impeached. The burglary
dealt with the re-election campaign for Nixon, and the burglars were caught while
attempting to wiretap phones and steal secret documents. Find evidence of tapes
inside the White House. All of his conversations were recorded. The hotel housed
the office of the Democratic National Committee. Nixon had lost an election because
of tv and he was very paranoid.
Nixon Resigns, America loses hope in the government, and Ford becomes the Vice-
then the President are three impacts
Did it to guarantee his win, ruined America's trust in government
Who was involved with the Watergate Scandal? - Answer- Richard Nixon
Burglars -(James McCord, Virgillo Gonzalez, Frank Sturgis, Eugenio Martinez, and
Bernard Baker)
Reporters/Investigators- (Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein)
Deep Throat (a.k.a. W. Mark Felt)
Democratic National Committee
During the 1970s, which marginalized groups fought for equality? - Answer- Women,
African Americans, Native Americans, gays, lesbians Latinos, Environmentalists,
disabled, and other marginalized groups fought for equality.
, Describe the conservative backlash of the 1970s - Answer- The conservative
working and middle class white Americans embraced a new kind of conservative
populism. They were sick of what had been interpreted as spoiled hippies and
whining protestors, tired of an interfering government that, in their view, coddled poor
people and black people at taxpayer expense, these individuals formed what political
strategists called a "Silent Majority."
Who made up the "Silent Majority"? - Answer- Conservative middle class Americans
made up the _________ because they were sick of what had been interpreted as
spoiled hippies and whining protestors, tired of an interfering government that, in
their view, coddled poop people and black people at taxpayer expense, these
individuals formed what political strategists called a ...
What were the main beliefs and goals of the "New Right?" - Answer- rooted in the
suburban Sun Belt, it celebrated the free market and it lamented the decline of
traditional social values and roles. The New Right conservatives resented and
resisted what they saw as government meddling. They fought against high taxes,
environmental regulations, highway speed limits, national park police, affirmative
action, and school desegregation plans. Against 60s wanted the 50s
Identify the key events of the 1970s environmental movement. - Answer- tried to
protect the environment from all sorts of assaults-toxic industrial waste in places like
Love Canal, and dangerous nuclear power plants such as the one at Three Mile
Island; highways throughout the city neighborhoods that took off in the 1970s. Earth
Day was created in the 1970 and the National Environmental Policy Act was passed.
The Clean Water Act and Clean Air Acts were also passed two years later.
What was the Equal Rights Amendment? Was it passed in Congress? - Answer- In
1972, Congress approved the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, and
includes "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any state on account of sex." 22 of the needed 38 states ratified
the amendment right away, however the ERA alarmed many conservative activists,
who eared that it would undermine traditional gender roles. The activists managed to
defeat the Amendment.
List cultural trends of the 1970s - Answer- ~Disco Balls
~Bell-bottoms
~The Beatles
~Commercial Pop
~Heavy Metal
~Funk Jams
~Punk Rock/Hip Hop
~OPEC Embargoed Oil
~Video Cassettes
~Liposuction
~MRI
~Inline Skates
~The Personal Computer
~Artificial Heart
