President Nixon and Watergate | Teaching with Primary Sources

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Maryland Public Television MPT Teaching with Primary Sources Thinkport primary sources Watergate Watergate break in Watergate scandal Richard Nixon President Nixon political scandals
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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President Nixon and Watergate | Teaching with Primary Sources

This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources examining the major political scandal known as Watergate.

Thinking Questions

  • What happened to President Nixon after people found out about Watergate?
  • Make a list of the events you know about Watergate. Put them in order of when they happened.
  • Why did President Ford pardon President Nixon and why is it significant?
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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