Answer: The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency. They also attacked the Democratic-Republicans for their pro-French stance. Pinckney had been refused as U.S. minister because of the escalating crisis, and that American merchant ships had been seized in the Caribbean.
The Soviet Unions state controlled economy was planned for in a block of five years under Josef Stalin, but it should be noted that there were several five year plans, not just one.
