The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between the U.S. and France, which led to an undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. It derived its name from the French intermediaries who were sent to the United States.
Gen .Omar Bradley led them on the ground in France.
the event was when the two countries didnt have the same decisions in their ideas
collapse of the Soviet Union
The Confederacy's capture of Fort Sumter led to the Naval blockade.
the XYZ affair
The XYX Affair led to an undeclared naval war with France. It was the result of French privateers seizing American merchant shipping in response to the Jay Treaty.
France was an ally of USA during the American Revolutionary War. However, after the French revolution in 1794 the French Crown was deposed and this led to tensions between USA and the revolutionary leadership. The situation deteriorated further when USA refused to pay debts to France which led to French privateers seizing and looting US trade ships sailing to Britain. As a result an undeclared war between USA, Britain and Batavian Republic with French Republic known as Quasi-War. The war continued for two years from 1798 till 1800.
The Suez Crisis of 1956
The XYZ Affair.... I believe
The Peninsular Wars, when France led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain and Portugal.
The Peninsular Wars, when France led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain and Portugal.
The victory at the battle of saratoga boosted France's confidence in the patriots.
The main major event that got Britain and France involved in WWII was the invasion of Poland by the Nazis. The three countries, Britain, France, and Poland had an agreement that if any one of them was invaded the other two would attack Germany.
The German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939
The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between the U.S. and France, which led to an undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. It derived its name from the French intermediaries who were sent to the United States.
After eight months of negotiations with France, several things did not happen. One item was France's refusal to pay $20 million in damages to the US for US shipping seized by France during the undeclared war. France did agree however, to let the US out of its 1778 Treaty of Alliance. As an aside, if France and the US went to war, then there never would have been the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.