Understanding the Watergate Scandal

What year did the Watergate break-in occur?

• 1970

• 1971

• 1972

• 1973

Who were the two main operatives behind the Watergate break-in?

• Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

• Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy

• Frank Wills and Alfred Baldwin

• Richard Nixon and Charles Colson

What was the primary objective of the burglars during the Watergate break-in?

• To steal money

• To wiretap phones

• To vandalize the office

• To plant false documents

Why did the Watergate break-in initially receive little media attention?

• It was considered a minor burglary

• The media was controlled by the government

• It was overshadowed by other major events

• The burglars were not caught

What was the role of Alfred Baldwin in the Watergate scandal?

• He was one of the burglars

• He was the lookout during the break-in

• He was a reporter covering the story

• He was a security guard at the Watergate complex

What was the significance of the address books found with the burglars?

• They contained coded messages

• They linked the burglars to the White House

• They were used to plan future break-ins

• They contained the names of all the burglars

What was President Nixon's initial reaction to the Watergate break-in?

• He was outraged and demanded an investigation

• He dismissed it as a minor incident

• He immediately resigned

• He publicly admitted involvement

What was the role of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the Watergate scandal?

• They were the burglars

• They were the security guards

• They were reporters who investigated the scandal

• They were members of the committee to re-elect the president

Why did the committee to re-elect the president resort to illegal tactics despite Nixon's lead in the polls?

• They wanted to ensure a landslide victory

• They were paranoid about losing

• They wanted to gather intelligence on the opposition

• They were following orders from the CIA

What was the outcome of the federal grand jury's investigation into the Watergate break-in?

• All charges were dropped

• Only the burglars were indicted

• The burglars, along with Hunt and Liddy, were indicted

• The investigation was inconclusive