C.
This is why we have good relations currently.
A matter of debate surely, but I think many point to the first or the second battle of El Alamein which was is June and late October of 1942
The French reacted to Jay's treaty with England by beginning to capture American ships. Not only they captured ships, they also withheld war supplies to America.
This was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain that averted war and resolved issues. It marked the first use of negotiation as a means of settling an international dispute. It also prepared a way for settlement of the long dispute with Spain.
The philosopher who would most support this form of government would be "<span>C. Thomas Hobbes," since it was Hobbes' view that a strong leader was needed to "check" the ills of human nature. </span>