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Watergate Burglary
Richard Nixon's Cover-up and fall
Consequences
People Involved
Affects
100
When 5 robbers were caught in the Watergate Building in Washington D.C. at 2.a.m.
What is the Watergate Scandal
100
He commanded that the CIA stop the FBI’s investigation of the burglary so that they didn’t find out that he was involved.
Who is President Nixon
100
Called the police at 2 A.M. to report a burglary at Watergate
Who is the security guard
100
A CIA officer and was very handy with electrical work
Who is James McCord
100
An Oscar-winning political thriller released in 1976.
What is All The President's Men
200
They were all indicted (or charged) on September 15
Who is the burglars
200
Nixon's Resignation
When is August 9th, 1974
200
This led to a cleansing of the government to root out criminals within the senate
What is citizen concern
200
Involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis and later worked for the CIA
Who is Virgilio Gonzalez
300
Gerald Ford
Who is the 38th President
300
Record of every single conversation that took place in the Oval Office and kept them all.
What is Nixon's tapes
300
Was almost certain to happen if Nixon did not resign from office
What is impeachment
300
Involved in the CIA and later led to the downfall of Richard Rixon
Who is Frank Sturgis
400
Ford it believed to have pardoned Nixon for what reason
What is a long, drawn out trial
400
hired 5 burglars to wire the DNC headquarters in the Watergate complex
Who is the Committee to Reelect the president
400
Replaced Nixon in office after he resigned
Who is Gerald Ford
400
Was involved but not enough information about the guy
Who is Eugenio Martinez
500
Nixon resigned because if he didn't he would have been impeached
What is the reason for Nixon's resignation
500
Nixon claimed to not know anything about the burglary, but he what
What is gave hush money to burglars
500
A method used in candidacy to appeal to white southerner's interests
What is southern strategy
500
At one point an undercover operative
Who is Bernard Barker