The XYZ affair led to a period of anti-French sentiment in the United States, which was problematic as the French has been the key ally during the American revolution some 20 years before and was one of the primary reasons the United States was able to defeat Great Britain.
However, over those 20 years, France had undergone a revolution of their own and the United States decided to remain neutral in France's war against Great Britain.
Democracy is greek for “rule by the people”
During World War II, the United State had a strong battle against Japan because of early attacks like Pearl Harbor. In the last year of the war, the US found a way to deciphered code messages from Japan. Thanks for the cryptographers that the US had, they were able to decipher around 90,000 words regarding their plans.
Thanks to this, the US was able to know Japanese plans and defend themselves for any Japanese attack before they could even strike.
My Best answer is James Oglethorpe who founded the colony.
