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dec 24, 1796 - 1797-1798 XYZ affair

Description:

background: French warships seizing U.S.
merchant ships, American ministers go to Paris to negotiate

process: French ministers X, Y, Z demand bribes
before negotiations

result: negotiation fail

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ByYufei Zhang
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Date:

dec 24, 1796
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~ 229 years ago
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