The Watergate scandal broke and Richard Nixon was forced to resign largely due to which of the following? A) The House investigation into impropriety in the savings and loan industry B) The Senate investigation spurred by the leaks to the media from "Deep Throat," later claimed to be Federal Bureau of Investigation bureaucrat Mark Felt C) A casual conversation between President Nixon and Henry Kissinger, which was overheard by a reporter at a state dinner D) The House banking scandal

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Jerry Gilmore

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3 June, 11:47

The Watergate scandal broke and Richard Nixon was forced to resign largely due to which of the following? A) The House investigation into impropriety in the savings and loan industry B) The Senate investigation spurred by the leaks to the media from "Deep Throat," later claimed to be Federal Bureau of Investigation bureaucrat Mark Felt C) A casual conversation between President Nixon and Henry Kissinger, which was overheard by a reporter at a state dinner D) The House banking scandal

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Ezra Ware · Answer 1

B) The Senate investigation spurred by the leaks to the media from "Deep Throat," later claimed to be Federal Bureau of Investigation bureaucrat Mark Felt.

Explanation:

Watergate Scandal was one of the most highlighted scandal in the U. S history where five-member broke in the Watergate office of the Democratic National Committee and found with lots of cash and record tapes and Nixon administration tries to cover up the matter. Deep throat was the name given to the person who shared evidence of connection of the Nixon administration and Watergate scandal. Later the name of deep throat was revealed as Mark Felt.