WorksheetsWatergate Scandal
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 26mins
President _______________ was successful in de-escalating the Cold War in what has been known as détente.
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Reagan
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.
North Korea
Cuba
Vietnam
China
The anti-war movement in the U.S. led to the withdrawal of American troops in the _________________.
Korean War
World War II
Cold War
Vietnam War
The fall of ________________, the capital of South Vietnam, was an indication of a communist win.
Moscow
Berlin
Saigon
Washington, D.C.
Nixon’s détente in the Cold War with the Soviet Union, was apparent in the ______________ agreement to limit the anti-ballistic missiles.
NAFTA
Treaty of Versailles
SALT
NASA
During the Great Depression the government issued the ___________________________ that deported thousands across the border.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Dawes Act
Homestead Act
Mexican Repatriation Act
MLK Jr’s “I have a dream speech” was given at the _________________________ one of the largest civil rights displays at its time.
March on Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Freedom Rides
Selma March
The Cold War was an _________________ between the Soviet Union and the U.S. from 1945 – 1991.
Trade Race
Arms and Space Race
Mexican Repatriation Act
Henry Ford’s conveyor belt led to an increase in mass manufacturing and a consumerism society.
True
False
Gave power to the economy is to the Interstate Highway Act
As gave the president more military power is to the ________
March on Washington
Tet Offensive
Homestead Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Fought for women and African American rights is to Shirley Chisholm
As fought for migrant worker rights is to _______________
Hector P. Garcia
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Law for equality is to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
As demonstration for equality is to ______________
March on Washington
Cesar Chavez
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Homestead Act
Resulted in U.S. involvement in World War I is unrestricted U-Boat warfare
As resulted in settlement of frontier is to the __________
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Ant-trust Act
Homestead Act
Clayton Ant-trust Act
While Nixon was president, domestic controversy sprang up as the result of -
A group of people associated with Nixon broke into a hotel to get information from their political rivals
Nixon negotiating with the North Vietnamese despite Congress forbidding him to do so
A member of the Supreme Court participating in an anti-Vietnam war rally
Nixon’s wife using her social connections to get dirt on members of the Democratic Party
The controversy got worse when Nixon -
Fired his entire cabinet in order to make Nixon look like he was punishing those responsible
Secretly asked the Speaker of the House to not make this a public issue
Attempted to cover up information so that he would not be caught
Attempted bribing the U.S. Attorney General
As the scandal grew and congress moved to impeach the president -
News ratings across the country rose to all-time highs
Nixon resigned
Nixon appealed to the Supreme Court
Nixon vowed to tell the truth to congress and the American people
As a result of the Watergate scandal -
The Republican Party was replaced by the Green Party as the primary rival of the Democrats
The American people lost trust in the federal government
The country united together behind Gerald Ford and patriotism increased
The U.S. stock market reached record levels
What is the publication date of the article?
Who made Nixon surrender the tapes?
Why would Nixon not want to release the tapes?
Why is the House Committee debating impeachment?
What will follow Nixon's surrender of the tapes?
The incident illustrated by this cartoon increased cynicism toward the U.S. government because-
the press secretary failed to keep the public informed of national policy changes
the president directed a conspiracy to mislead the nation
the Supreme Court overruled federal statues that defined confidentiality
Congress failed to pass legislation enforcing protection of privacy rights
Which of the following was the primary reason for the trends in public confidence from 1973 to 1976?
The normalization of relations with China
The Watergate scandal
The explosion aboard Apollo 13
The nuclear-power accident at Three Mile Island
What was the reaction of many Americans to the Watergate scandal?
Cynicism about government and elected politicians
Confidence in the presidential selection process
Support for the containment of communism
Discontent over the antiwar and civil rights protests
Which option completes this diagram?
President Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate
The proposed ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
President Jimmy Carter's negotiation of the Camp David Accords
The introduction of the Marshall Plan as official foreign policy
Nixon attempted to cover up information, led to growing cynicism toward the government and politicians
Watergate Scandal
Cuban Missile Crisis
Iran-Contra Affair
Teapot Dome Scandal
