He traveled to Warm Springs, GA for Polio treatment. He found that bathing in the mineral rich water was helpful because he was so buoyant in the water that he could walk around in the springs.
It was to establish a strong federal government for the young United States, and to replace the The Articles of Confederation, which were not sufficient.
I think they supported France in order to expel Austria from Northern Italy
Thucydides viewed war and politics as being inherently intertwined, since he believed that war was simply the means that humans resorted to when political discussions failed.