University of Phoenix Material

Modern America Matrix Week 4

Week
4: 1970s

Watergate

From
the following list, choose five events related to the Watergate scandal. Identifythe basic facts,
dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column.
Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a
reference for your material in the Reference column.

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CREEP

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Dirty tricks

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Break-in

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Erwin Committee

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Archibald Cox

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The Washington Post

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Woodward and Bernstein

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Mark Felt

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John Dean

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Phone tapings

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Saturday Night Massacre

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Spiro Agnew

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Supreme Court and tapes

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Smoking Gun

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Resignation

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Ford pardons Nixon

Event	Identify	Significance	Reference

Post-Watergate Presidencies

From
the following list, choose fiveeventsduring the 1970s. Identifythe basic facts,
dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column.
Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a
reference for your material in the Reference column.

·
Post-Watergate Public Opinion

·
The Arab Oil Embargo

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Stagflation

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High Interest Rates

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The Crisis of Confidence

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Energy crisis

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The Iranian Hostage Crisis

·
The Sagebrush Rebellion

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OPEC

·
Gerald Ford

·
Jimmy Carter

·
Ted Kennedy

Event	Identify	Significance	Reference