PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1960S
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Question
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What key incident led to the Watergate investigation?
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The Committee to Re-elect the President broke into DNC headquarters and planted bugs
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The Committee to Re-elect the President tried to bribe members of Congress
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Nixon lied to Congress about the Vietnam War
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The Committee to Re-elect the President tried to arrest several newspaper reporters
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration’s continual attempts to cover up its involvement in the June 17, 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Washington, D.C., Watergate Office Building.
Detailed explanation-2: –It was caused by an attempt to bug the offices of the Democratic Party in the Watergate buildings in Washington.-5 men were arrested in June 1972.-The men were employed by CREEP, Committee to re-elect the President.
Detailed explanation-3: -In order to get Nixon reelected, Nixon advisors ordered the break-in at the Democratic Party’s headquarters at the Watergate on June 17, 1972.
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