Watergate scandal Exam Questions and
Answers
Watergate Scandal - Correct Answers -A break-in at the Democratic National
Committee offices in the Watergate complex in Washington was carried out under the
direction of White House employees. Disclosure of the White House involvement in the
break-in and subsequent cover-up forced President Nixon to resign in 1974 to avoid
impeachment.
Committee to Reelect the President - Correct Answers -(32.2) aka CREEP, a group
working on Nixon's reelection campaign, led by John Mitchell. James McCord, the
leader of the burglars at the Watergate building, was its security coordinator.
Saturday Night Massacre - Correct Answers -dismissal of independent special
prosecutor Archibald Cox, and the resignations of Attorney General Elliot Richardson
and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus during the Watergate scandal 1973
Nixon Resignation - Correct Answers -Nixon resigned from office on August 8, 1974,
becoming the first president in American History ever to do so.
WHO - Correct Answers -Richard Nixon - 37th President of the US and his
administration.
WHAT - Correct Answers -1. A major political scandal that occurred in the US during the
early 1970s following a break-in (reasoning for break in has not been established) by 5
men at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office
complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972, and President Richard Nixon's
administration's subsequent attempt to cover up its involvement.
2. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by members of the
Nixon administration.
WHEN - Correct Answers -1. 1972: 5 men break into Watergate office complex and
were arrested.
1973: Evidence mounted against the president's staff. The investigation revealed that
Nixon had a tape-recording system in his offices and that he had recorded many
conversations.
2. 1974: Nixon resigned the presidency preventing the House from impeaching him.
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