The Study On John Adams And XYZ Affair

It's John Adams's major diplomatic achievement that he had remitted the danger between the United States and France, and led the United States to avoid declaring war with France from the Quasi-war during his term of Presidency. XYZ Affair is blasting fuse which triggered the Quasi-war, this thesis explores the cause, process, and affection of XYZ Affair and reveals the diplomatic principles of John Adams on the basis of documents and from the viewpoint of controversial issues in academic circles.