Nixon's aides had authorized a break-in to obtain files from

The answer is from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972. Once the break-in was investigated, a series of abuses of power by members of the Nixon administration were brought to light. This is popularly known as the Watergate scandal.  

the question is asking about the things that may have affected and what they effects had on the spanish conquest and settlement of america

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the growing interconnectedness of the world through communication, trade, and the exchange of ideas is an important theme in the history of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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