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What was Watergate?
A nice hotel in Washington, DC
The code name for a secret informant
A dam in Washington, DC
The Republican's headquarters for the 1972 election
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Nixon was impeached from presedency.TrueFalse - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?He had an affair with an internHe pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973He opened relations with China and the Soviet UnionHe led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
What were the so-called "SALT 1" talks about?
increasing mineral trade between the U.S. and Soviet Union
reducing nuclear weapons/missile
improving the taste of bland foods
learning how to store nuclear waste in salt domes
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Who were the reporters who leaked the information that prompted an investigation into the Watergate break-in?
Sacco and Vanzetti
Richards and Cox
Woodward and Bernstein
Ethel and Julius Rosenburg
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Who became President immediately after Nixon left office?
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
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According to the graph, when was Richard Nixon’s highest approval rating?
November 1972
May 1973
November 1973
May 1974
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What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?
The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.
Congress has to obey the Constitution.
The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.
No person or group is above the law.
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When Richard Nixon opened the door to China he also brought the US and USSR closer together.
True
False