Bob woodward - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The Watergate scandal evolved out of efforts to reelect President Nixon. When was Nixon up for reelection? - Answer-November 1972 Why were Nixon and his supporters worried about his reelection prospects? - Answer-Vietnam War was unpopular how close the 1968 election was What were Nixon and his supporters willing to do in order to secure a second electoral win for Nixon? - Answer-spying on opposition rallies, spread false rumors and false reports they were willing to do whatever it took t...

Define Muckraking - Answer-"to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics." What was the Watergate Scandal? - Answer-"The Watergate scandal began early in the morning of June 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee, located in the Watergate complex of buildings in Washington, D.C. This was no ordinary robbery: The prowlers were connected to President Richard Nixon's reelection camp...

A complex of apartment buildings, offices & hotels - Answer-Watergate Ended Vietnam War, normalized relations with China, minimized the Cold War threat with the USSR - Answer-Reasons why Nixon was popular (before Watergate) Won by a little and lost by a little - Answer-Nixon's results in previous presidential elections The Committee to Re-elect the President was created to aid Nixon in the ___ election from his fear of not being re-elected - Answer-1972 Investigated and stopped leak...

Webb Nixon Test | latest Under Chief Justice Warren Burger, SCOTUS was known for - Its active support for social policy Who was Henry Kissinger? - Nixon's national security advisor T or F During the 1970s China and the soviet Union were intense rivals - True During the Nixon Administration, the US - Entered into an antiballistic missile treaty with soviet union With what nation did the United States sign the SALT I Treaty - The soviet union Who finally admitted that he was th...

Clip 1 How many burglars broke into the Watergate Hotel? - Answer-5 What are the burglars looking for when they broke into the Watergate Hotel? - Answer-Information on Nixon's Democratic opponents in the election of 1972. Why do the burglars break into the Watergate a second time? - Answer-To fix a bug on the phone that was not working How do the burglars get caught on the second break in? - Answer-A security man recognizes tape on the door that was used to keep it from locking, and h...

Democratic National Committee Headquarters - Answer-Formal governing body for the US democratic party, in the watergate hotel in d.c. E. Howard Hunt & James McCord - Answer-CIA agents who put watergate into action Frank Willis - Answer-Security guard who alerted police about a possible break in at watergate. His actions led to the truth about the watergate scandal and resignation of nixon. CREEP - Answer-Committee to reelect the president, used money from the organization to cover the s...

How many people were on the enemy list? - Answer-200 When did break in take place? - Answer-June, 1972 What does CREEP stand for? - Answer-Committee to Re-elect the President When did Nixon resign to avoid impeachment? - Answer-August, 1974 Nickname for Woodward's secret source? - Answer-Deep Throat What did the initials W.H. and H.H. stand for? - Answer-William Haldeman Howard Hunt Who was John Mitchell? - Answer-attorney general Who was John Dean? - Answer-Nixon's lawyer...

Watergate - Answer-Office building/apartment complex in which scandal began. Tape on the door made the night watchman suspicious. Bob Woodward - Answer-Began to investigate story for the Washington Post (played by Robert Redford in ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN). Carl Bernstein - Answer-Began to investigate story for Washington Post (played by Dustin Hoffman in ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN). CREEP - Answer-Committee to re-elect president, one burglar worked for this committee James McCord - Answe...

What was the Watergate - Answer--scandal involving Richard Nixon What was the name of the security guard who caught the 5 burglars. - Answer-John Mitchel What affiliation did these 5 people have - Answer-cia What specifically were they in the Watergate building for? - Answer-to wiretap the phone Name the 2 reporters that pursue this story and who did they work for - Answer-bob Woodward carl Bernstein What was the nickname of the anonymous source - Answer-deep throat Who was Dan...

which statement identifies why the moon landing established the united states as a superpower? the moon landing was an exploratory act for all of humanity. which statement analyzes the changes in american foreign policy during the nixon administration? nixon's visit to china opened up foreign relations and us-china economic ties. which were causes of the energy crisis of the 1970s? select all that apply. opec reduced oil production. opec placed a temporary oil embargo agains...