XYZ Affair
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The XYZ Affair was a late 1790s diplomatic scandal between the United States and France, in which French agents demanded bribes from American envoys, inflaming anti-French sentiment and helping spark the Quasi-War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| XYZ Affair canonical | 10 |
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Target entity: XYZ Affair Context triple: [Early Republic of the United States, hasPart, XYZ Affair]
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Target entity: XYZ Affair Target entity description: The XYZ Affair was a late 1790s diplomatic scandal between the United States and France, in which French agents demanded bribes from American envoys, inflaming anti-French sentiment and helping spark the Quasi-War.
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A.
Monica Lewinsky scandal
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C.
Teapot Dome scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a major 1920s U.S. political corruption case involving the secret leasing of federal oil reserves that severely damaged public trust in the Harding administration.
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D.
Border Conference
The Border Conference was a mid-20th-century American college athletic conference that included several universities from the southwestern United States.
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E.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic scandal
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| chronologicallyBefore | Convention of 1800 ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
French Republic
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
President John Adams’s messages to Congress
ⓘ
dispatches of American envoys ⓘ |
| endTime | 1798 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Quasi-War ⓘ |
| hasCause | French seizure of American ships ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
demand for bribes
ⓘ
demand for loans to France ⓘ public outrage in the United States ⓘ secret diplomacy ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Quasi-War
ⓘ
deterioration of 1778 Franco-American alliance ⓘ increased support for a standing navy ⓘ military buildup of the United States Navy ⓘ passage of Alien and Sedition Acts ⓘ rise of anti-French sentiment in the United States ⓘ slogan “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” ⓘ strengthening of Federalist Party ⓘ |
| hasPart | diplomatic incident in Paris ⓘ |
| involves |
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
ⓘ
surface form:
American envoy Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Elbridge Gerry ⓘ
surface form:
American envoy Elbridge Gerry
Rufus King ⓘ
surface form:
American envoy John Marshall
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord ⓘ
surface form:
French foreign minister Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French intermediaries X ⓘ French intermediaries Y ⓘ French intermediaries Z ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Paris
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mainSubject |
Franco-American relations
ⓘ
diplomatic negotiations ⓘ |
| namedAfter | code letters X, Y, and Z used for French agents in published documents ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Franco-American relations
ⓘ
history of the early United States ⓘ |
| pointInTime | late 1790s ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Presidency of John Adams
ⓘ
surface form:
Adams administration
Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ Federalists ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
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| startTime | 1797 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist Party
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Subject: XYZ Affair Description of subject: The XYZ Affair was a late 1790s diplomatic scandal between the United States and France, in which French agents demanded bribes from American envoys, inflaming anti-French sentiment and helping spark the Quasi-War.
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