Watergate Scandal and Nixon's Presidency

Watergate Scandal and Nixon's Presidency

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ethan Morris

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Mr. Benson's video explores the Watergate scandal, starting with the 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. It covers the subsequent investigation by journalists Woodward and Bernstein, the Senate hearings, and the legal battle over Nixon's secret tapes. The video concludes with Nixon's resignation and the lasting impact of Watergate on American politics, including public distrust of government.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the incumbent candidate during the 1972 presidential election?

John F. Kennedy

Richard Nixon

Lyndon B. Johnson

Gerald Ford

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the group linked to the Watergate break-in?

Presidential Election Committee

Committee for Democratic Action

National Security Council

Committee to Reelect the President

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which reporters from the Washington Post started investigating the Watergate scandal?

Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings

David Frost and Mike Wallace

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did former White House Counsel John Dean reveal during the Senate hearings?

Nixon's foreign policy strategies

Nixon's financial scandals

Nixon's secret tapes of Oval Office conversations

Nixon's involvement in the Vietnam War

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name given to the event where Nixon ordered the firing of the special prosecutor?

Oval Office Tapes

Watergate Scandal

Saturday Night Massacre

Pentagon Papers Leak

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Nixon try to substitute for the actual tapes?

Audio summaries

Video recordings

Written statements

Partial transcripts

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Supreme Court case that ordered Nixon to hand over the tapes?

Nixon v. United States

Nixon v. Watergate

Watergate v. Nixon

United States v. Nixon

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