The XYZ Affair got its name because the American envoys refused to name the three English officials who demanded a large amount of money before they would even discuss a treaty.
a. true
b. false
Answer: b. false
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Fill in the blank with correct word.
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a. gave Allied leaders in Paris a stronger bargaining position. b. stemmed from only a small minority of hard-core isolationists who rejected on principle tying American national security to Wilson's internationalist Fourteen Points or a collective League of Nations. c. led to an abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine. d. reinforced Germany's unwillingness to sign the treaty. e. forced Wilson to drop his goal of establishing collective security internationally through the League of Nations.
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A. Japan B. Egypt C. the Ottomans D. Morocco