US History Watergate Advanced Test 6

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History Test 6 (Us Watergate Advanced) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us Watergate Advanced USA History Standards & AP

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Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What was the Pike Committee?

A) House intel probe

B) Senate trial

C) Court case

D) Election board

Question 2

Who was "Dirty tricks aide"?

A) Deep Throat

B) Chuck Colson

C) John Dean

D) Archibald Cox

Question 3

Provide the definition of the Saturday Massacre:

A) New election

B) War vote

C) Firing prosecutors 1973

D) Court ruling

Question 4

What was CREEP?

A) Spy agency

B) Court

C) Bank

D) Reelection committee

Question 5

Where was the break-in?

A) Watergate complex

B) Capitol Hill

C) Pentagon

D) Camp David

Question 6

Who ordered the cover-up?

A) Gerald Ford

B) Richard Nixon

C) LBJ

D) JFK

Question 7

Which of the following best defines the Saturday Massacre?

A) New election

B) War vote

C) Firing prosecutors 1973

D) Court ruling

Question 8

Which amendment put Ford in?

A) 22nd

B) 20th

C) 12th

D) 25th Amendment

Question 9

Name Ehrlichman.

A) Domestic adviser

B) Press aide

C) Burglar

D) Senator

Question 10

Name John Dean.

A) Reporter

B) White House counsel

C) Senator

D) Burglar

Question 11

What best defines Watergate's legacy?

A) Stronger presidency

B) No press

C) Distrust plus reforms

D) Secret rule

Question 12

Which person was Haldeman?

A) Press aide

B) Burglar

C) Senator

D) Chief of staff

Question 13

What was burglarized?

A) Democratic headquarters

B) White House

C) Pentagon

D) Capitol

Question 14

Who became prosecutor next?

A) Archibald Cox

B) Leon Jaworski

C) Ken Starr

D) Robert Mueller

Question 15

Who was John Dean?

A) Reporter

B) Senator

C) White House counsel

D) Burglar

Question 16

What best defines the 18-minute gap?

A) Lost file

B) Broken mic

C) Cut interview

D) Erased tape part

Question 17

Which of the following best defines the 18-minute gap?

A) Erased tape part

B) Lost file

C) Broken mic

D) Cut interview

Question 18

Name the person who resigned in the massacre.

A) Nixon and Ford

B) Richardson and Ruckelshaus

C) Dean and Felt

D) Ervin and Baker

Question 19

Identify "Special prosecutor".

A) Deep Throat

B) John Dean

C) Archibald Cox

D) Haldeman

Question 20

Name the person who leaked Pentagon Papers.

A) Mark Felt

B) John Dean

C) Woodward

D) Daniel Ellsberg

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