Introduction
WELCOME 11th Grade US History :)
In this webquest, you will investigate the famous Watergate Scandal during Richard Nixon's Presidency. By the end of this webquest, you should be an expert investigator on this topic!
You may have heard of the Watergate Scandal before, but may not be sure of exactly what it is. So here is a brief summary about it...
On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Headquarters, located in 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
Your job is to click through and analyze the content on each of the links under the "Process" tab above and answer the corresponding questions on your "Watergate Webquest Handout". Then, after you have gone through each link in the "Process" tab, click on the "Conclusion" tab. Answer this concluding question on your handout.
FUN FACT: Nixon is eating cottage cheese with ketchup on top in this picture...YUCK!
Process
*You may need to copy and paste each of the links into another tab if they do not redirect you immediately.
1. A Wiki Clue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal
2. Location, Location:
3. A Current Clue:
4. A Forrest Gump Clue:
5. The Details:
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Fall06/Weiner/pages/index.htm
*Click through each of the categories (Concept, Break In, Key Players, Closure) to answer the questions on your handout. Click the links within each category to get to the key details. DO NOT worry about watching the videos on this one (most of the links are dead anyway :-P).
6. Comedic Relief: **NOTE--there is one curse word in this video.
7. "The whole nation just watched him go..."