Watergate Webquest

Introduction

On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Headquarters, locate din the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.  The investigation that ensued implicated the highest levels of the Nixon administration in potentially criminal wrongdoing.  Before it was done, the Watergate Scandal would lead the the disgrace and resignation of President Nixon, and the conviction of some of his top aides.

Task

Visit the provided web sites and use the information you find to answer the questions on the Watergate Webquest Worksheet.

Process
  1. What does  the term "Watergate" refer to?

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  1. Identify the members of the “Plumbers.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Explain why this group of men was called “The Plumbers.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. List what the “Plumbers” did, for whom they worked, and two deeds these men stood accused of perpetrating.