Watergate Scandal Interactive Investigation Map
By Micah's Learning Resources
An interactive investigation of the Watergate scandal (1972 to 1974) for high school US history and government. Students explore a network map of the people, events and documents that connected the break-in to the White House, then check their understanding with a quiz. What's inside - A network map of 16 items: 9 people, 4 events and 3 documents, color coded and linked - An excerpt of the June 23, 1972 Smoking Gun tape transcript, in which Haldeman and Nixon discuss having the CIA tell the FBI to stay out of the case - Two evidence cards: the CREEP money paid to burglar Bernard Barker through Mexico City checks, and the Pentagon Papers leak that led to the Plumbers - A teacher's guide with a four-part lesson plan for 45 to 60 minutes, with discussion questions - A 10-question multiple-choice quiz that marks each answer right or wrong as soon as it is chosen and explains the correct answer How it works Students zoom and drag the map and click any item to read a short summary and see everything it connects to, then click a connection to jump to it. They follow the money from the burglars to the re-election committee, find the path from Nixon to the break-in, and read the Smoking Gun tape excerpt. Topics covered - The June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters - The Plumbers and the Pentagon Papers leak - CREEP and John Mitchell - Woodward and Bernstein, and Mark Felt as Deep Throat - Alexander Butterfield and the White House taping system - The Sa