THE WATERGATE SCANDAL; *ORDER OF EVENTS Flashcards
When were the 5 men arrested?
On June 1972
Why were the men arrested?
5 men were arrested after being caught
breaking into the NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE in the WATER GATE COMPLEX
What were the 5 men doing?
Replacing bugging devices installed in a previous break in
What was the role of the 2 Washington reporters?
2 reporters from the Washington Post wrote an INVESTIGATION report on the Watergate Burglary because of an anonymous source called ‘DEEP THROAT ‘ they made a LINK between the break in and CREEP then to the WHITE HOUSE
How did the White House react the claims made by the Washington reporters?
The WH REPEATEDLY DENIED the reporters claims
What was the impact of the reporters?
They kept the ‘Watergate affair’ in the public’s attention
What else was the impact of the reporters?
They were responsible for raising the suspension of Democrats to persuade them that further investigation was NEEDED
What was the role of the FBI in the Watergate affair?
During the FBI’S investigation they QUICKLY found Links to the CREEP
What did the FBI discover?
That 2 WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS had PLAYED a ROLE in the break in
What did the FBI reveal?
The FBI revealed the EXTENT of the OPERATION FINANCED by CREEP to SABOTAGE/SPY on the democrats
What was the most incriminating evidence found by the FBI?
That the CAMPAIGN to sabotage/spy on the democrats,was financed by the CREEP, abusing donations from the public who THOUGHT they were helping Nixon get reelected through LEGAL means
