President Nixon and the Watergate
Scandal Exam
Reasons for the Watergate Scandal - Correct Answers -- It was caused by an attempt to
bug the offices of the Democratic Party in the Watergate buildings in Washington.
- 5 men were arrested in June 1972.
- The men were employed by CREEP, Committee to re-elect the President.
Key Features of the Watergate Scandal - Correct Answers -- President Nixon stated
that the White House was not involved in any of these activities, but at the same time
authorised the payment of $460,000 to the five men.
- The trial took place after Nixon was re-elected and one of the five men admitted that
White House had been involved.
- A Senate Committee was set up to investigate and many of Nixon's closest advisors
were forced to resign.
- President, however, continued to maintain his innocence.
Key Features of the Watergate Scandal 2 - Correct Answers -- It was then revealed that
all conversations in the White House since 1971 had been recorded on tape. The
Senate demanded the tapes, but Nixon refused to hand them over.
- Some tapes were eventually handed over in November 1973 and the US public was
shocked by the attitudes and the language of Nixon. But the tapes had been edited.
- Nixon finally handed over the unedited tapes only after a ruling from the Supreme
Court and an announcement by the House of Representatives that it was about to begin
impeachment proceedings.
- The tapes proved that Nixon had lied and that he had tried to prevent the investigation,
but not that he had known about the original break in and bugging. Nixon resigned in
August 1974 to avoid the disgrace of impeachment.
The Effects of the Watergate Scandal - Correct Answers -- It was one a series of
revelations about US presidents that hit Americans very hard. The truth about
Kennedy's affairs and Johnson's perversions were already beginning to come out and
Nixon's own vice- president, Spiro Agnew, had been forced to resign for tax evasion.
- Thirty-one of Nixon's advisers went to prison as a result of the investigation.
- It came at the same time as the withdrawal from Vietnam, which was seen by many as
a defeat for the USA.
Scandal Exam
Reasons for the Watergate Scandal - Correct Answers -- It was caused by an attempt to
bug the offices of the Democratic Party in the Watergate buildings in Washington.
- 5 men were arrested in June 1972.
- The men were employed by CREEP, Committee to re-elect the President.
Key Features of the Watergate Scandal - Correct Answers -- President Nixon stated
that the White House was not involved in any of these activities, but at the same time
authorised the payment of $460,000 to the five men.
- The trial took place after Nixon was re-elected and one of the five men admitted that
White House had been involved.
- A Senate Committee was set up to investigate and many of Nixon's closest advisors
were forced to resign.
- President, however, continued to maintain his innocence.
Key Features of the Watergate Scandal 2 - Correct Answers -- It was then revealed that
all conversations in the White House since 1971 had been recorded on tape. The
Senate demanded the tapes, but Nixon refused to hand them over.
- Some tapes were eventually handed over in November 1973 and the US public was
shocked by the attitudes and the language of Nixon. But the tapes had been edited.
- Nixon finally handed over the unedited tapes only after a ruling from the Supreme
Court and an announcement by the House of Representatives that it was about to begin
impeachment proceedings.
- The tapes proved that Nixon had lied and that he had tried to prevent the investigation,
but not that he had known about the original break in and bugging. Nixon resigned in
August 1974 to avoid the disgrace of impeachment.
The Effects of the Watergate Scandal - Correct Answers -- It was one a series of
revelations about US presidents that hit Americans very hard. The truth about
Kennedy's affairs and Johnson's perversions were already beginning to come out and
Nixon's own vice- president, Spiro Agnew, had been forced to resign for tax evasion.
- Thirty-one of Nixon's advisers went to prison as a result of the investigation.
- It came at the same time as the withdrawal from Vietnam, which was seen by many as
a defeat for the USA.
