Watergate Webquest- Questions and Answers 100%
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How did the American public react to the release of transcripts of Nixon's tapes? Correct
Ans-The public was repulsed by Nixon's language in the transcripts.
What action did the House of Representatives take after some of the tapes appeared to
implicate Nixon in a cover-up? Correct Ans-They began an impeachment process against
Nixon after passing a resolution giving the Judiciary Committee authority to investigate
whether sufficient grounds existed to impeach Nixon.
(Two parts) - A) What dirt did Nixon want to dig up on former President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
B) Where would Nixon get the information he needed to smear Democrats? Correct Ans-
He wanted to find documents that would make Roosevelt look responsible for the success of
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. He would need to break into the National
Archives.
How did Richard Nixon avoid impeachment? Correct Ans-He avoided impeachment by
resigning from office.
Why did Gerald Ford pardon Richard Nixon? Correct Ans-It eliminated the possibility of a
humiliated private citizen Nixon going on trial, which also likely ended Ford's chances for re-
election to the presidency in 1976.
What did the members of Nixon's Committee to Re - Elect the President, or CREEP, do at the
Watergate Hotel in May of 1972? Correct Ans-They got caught wiretapping phones and
stealing documents.
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