MR GOLDMAN SS 8: MODERN AMERICA

What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?

• The Capitol Building
• The White House
• Republican Headquarters
• Democratic Headquarters

Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?

• He had an affair with an intern
• He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
• He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
• He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?

• Tape recordings
• Transcripts of his conversations
• Contracts of different CREEP members
• Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed

In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

• Resign
• Die while in office
• Flee the country
• Own a cat

This is a name given to a day where two high-ranking Justice Dept. officials resigned and the Watergate Special Counsel was fired

• Black Tuesday

• Monday Night Football

• Saturday Night Fever

• Saturday Night Massacre

• Sunday Morning Showdown

Who were the reporters who leaked the information that prompted an investigation into the Watergate break-in?

• Sacco and Vanzetti

• Richards and Cox

• Woodward and Bernstein

• Ethel and Julius Rosenburg

Who was the leader of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War?

• Saddam Hussein

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Benito Mussolini

George H.W. Bush was the President during which war?

• Persian Gulf

• Iraqi War

• Vietnam

• Somalia

The LA riots of 1992 stemmed from which incident?

• Verdict against OJ Simpson

• Verdict against the police officers in the Rodney King trial

• The Rodney King arrest video

This man was the 3rd party ( not Democrat or Republican) candidate for president in 1992?

• Bill Clinton

• George HW Bush

• Ross Perot