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What events of recent history led the US to doubt itself in the 1970?
Watergate and the failure of the Vietnam War policy.
Why was the scandal that led to President Nixon's resignation called Watergate?
It was the name of the building where significant events took place.
Does the Watergate crisis have the same importance now as it had three decades ago?
The Watergate crisis has long passed into history; thirty years ago it was no longer a major news story, but was still being talked about, and beginning to be taught as history. The events and their consequences were precedent-setting in many ways.
What was Richard Nixon's crisis called?
Watergate
What events of recent history led the US to doubt itself in the 1970's?
Watergate and the failure of the Vietnam War policy.
What were three important issues in the 1970s?
There was a worldwide energy crisis in the 1970s. Watergate was a significant political scandal and the Iran Hostage Crisis were significant events in the United States. The Vietnam War persisted through the first 5 years of 1970.
What was the name of the scandal that led to the resignation of President Nixon?
It was called Watergate, after the hotel in Washington .
What were the events that led to the Watergate crisis and how did President Nixon's involvement in the case gradually emerge?
Money that was paid to the "plumbers"apprehended at the Watergate was traced to a slush fund linked to the Committee to RE Elect the President (CREEP).Subsequent investigations, spurred by ongoing coverage in the Washington Post, led to high ranking officials in the Nixon administration.Finally the revelation of the White House system for taping conversations uncovered the "smoking gun" a tape which proved that the President himself had knowledge of the cover-up.Nixon's only option, to avoid impeachment, was to resign the Presidency.
What events after Watergate were also scandalous?
george bush
What president was accociated with Watergate?
Richard M. Nixon was associated with the Watergate scandal, which ultimately led to his resignation in 1974.
What are the events that diminish the president's power?
President Richard Nixons Watergate Scandal
What did the trial and sentencing of the Watergate burglars lead to?
The sentencing of the Watergate burglars led to Gerald Ford's pardon of President Nixon.
