Question

What was the primary reason behind the Watergate break-in in 1972?

(A) Nixon wanted to purge his administration of possible communist
infi ltration.
(B) CREEP wanted to spy on the Democratic Party.
(C) President Nixon wanted to recapture the leaked Pentagon Papers.
(D) The FBI was monitoring the Democratic Party’s election campaign.
(E) Nixon wanted to fake a break-in of his campaign headquarters to gain
public support.

Answer 1

The primary reason behind the Watergate break-in in 1972 was that "(B) CREEP wanted to spy on the Democratic Party," since this hotel was being used as a party headquarters at the time.