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Watergate Scandal

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

President _______________ was successful in de-escalating the Cold War in what has been known as détente.

a)

Kennedy

b)

Johnson

c)

Nixon

d)

Reagan

2.

The first sign of the Cold War thawing out was the U.S. and  ________________ beginning to open trade for the first time since it became communist in 1949.

a)

North Korea

b)

Cuba

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

3.

The anti-war movement in the U.S. led to the withdrawal of American troops in the _________________.

a)

Korean War

b)

World War II

c)

Cold War

d)

Vietnam War

4.

The fall of ________________, the capital of South Vietnam, was an indication of a communist win.

a)

Moscow

b)

Berlin

c)

Saigon

d)

Washington, D.C.

5.

Nixon’s détente in the Cold War with the Soviet Union, was apparent in the ______________ agreement to limit the anti-ballistic missiles.

a)

NAFTA

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

SALT

d)

NASA

6.

During the Great Depression the government issued the ___________________________ that deported thousands across the border.

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Mexican Repatriation Act

7.

MLK Jr’s “I have a dream speech” was given at the _________________________ one of the largest civil rights displays at its time. 

a)

March on Washington

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

Freedom Rides

d)

Selma March

8.

The Cold War was an _________________ between the Soviet Union and the U.S. from 1945 – 1991.

a)

Trade Race

b)

Arms and Space Race

c)

Mexican Repatriation Act

9.

Henry Ford’s conveyor belt led to an increase in mass manufacturing and a consumerism society.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

 Gave power to the economy is to the Interstate Highway Act

    As gave the president more military power is to the ________

a)

March on Washington

b)

Tet Offensive

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

11.

Fought for women and African American rights is to Shirley Chisholm 

    As fought for migrant worker rights is to _______________

a)

Hector P. Garcia

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

12.

 Law for equality is to the Civil Rights Act of 1964

    As demonstration for equality is to ______________

a)

March on Washington

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

Homestead Act

13.

Resulted in U.S. involvement in World War I is unrestricted U-Boat warfare

    As resulted in settlement of frontier is to the __________

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Sherman Ant-trust Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Clayton Ant-trust Act

14.

 While Nixon was president, domestic controversy sprang up as the result of - 

a)

A group of people associated with Nixon broke into a hotel to get information from their political rivals

b)

Nixon negotiating with the North Vietnamese despite Congress forbidding him to do so

c)

A member of the Supreme Court participating in an anti-Vietnam war rally

d)

Nixon’s wife using her social connections to get dirt on members of the Democratic Party

15.

 The controversy got worse when Nixon - 

a)

Fired his entire cabinet in order to make Nixon look like he was punishing those responsible

b)

Secretly asked the Speaker of the House to not make this a public issue

c)

Attempted to cover up information so that he would not be caught

d)

Attempted bribing the U.S. Attorney General

16.

As the scandal grew and congress moved to impeach the president -

a)

News ratings across the country rose to all-time highs

b)

Nixon resigned

c)

Nixon appealed to the Supreme Court

d)

Nixon vowed to tell the truth to congress and the American people

17.

As a result of the Watergate scandal -

a)

The Republican Party was replaced by the Green Party as the primary rival of the Democrats

b)

The American people lost trust in the federal government

c)

The country united together behind Gerald Ford and patriotism increased

d)

The U.S. stock market reached record levels

18.

What is the publication date of the article?

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19.

Who made Nixon surrender the tapes?

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20.

Why would Nixon not want to release the tapes?

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21.

Why is the House Committee debating impeachment?

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22.

What will follow Nixon's surrender of the tapes?

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23.

The incident illustrated by this cartoon increased cynicism toward the U.S. government because-

a)

the press secretary failed to keep the public informed of national policy changes

b)

the president directed a conspiracy to mislead the nation

c)

the Supreme Court overruled federal statues that defined confidentiality

d)

Congress failed to pass legislation enforcing protection of privacy rights

24.

Which of the following was the primary reason for the trends in public confidence from 1973 to 1976?

a)

The normalization of relations with China

b)

The Watergate scandal

c)

The explosion aboard Apollo 13

d)

The nuclear-power accident at Three Mile Island

25.

What was the reaction of many Americans to the Watergate scandal?

a)

Cynicism about government and elected politicians

b)

Confidence in the presidential selection process

c)

Support for the containment of communism

d)

Discontent over the antiwar and civil rights protests

26.

Which option completes this diagram?

a)

President Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate

b)

The proposed ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment

c)

President Jimmy Carter's negotiation of the Camp David Accords

d)

The introduction of the Marshall Plan as official foreign policy

27.

Nixon attempted to cover up information, led to growing cynicism toward the government and politicians

a)

Watergate Scandal

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Iran-Contra Affair

d)

Teapot Dome Scandal