Upon taking the post, Frelinghuysen was tasked with resolving a number of consequences resulted by the actions of his predecessor Blaine.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/> Sharing the vision held by [[William H. Seward]] of the United States dominating the global market in setting an example for other nations to follow, he quickly reverted Blaine's disastrous decisions, withdrawing the U.S. from the [[War of the Pacific]] between [[Chile]] and [[Peru]] in which his predecessor unsuccessfully backed the Peruvians.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/> | Upon taking the post, Frelinghuysen was tasked with resolving a number of consequences resulted by the actions of his predecessor Blaine.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/> Sharing the vision held by [[William H. Seward]] of the United States dominating the global market in setting an example for other nations to follow, he quickly reverted Blaine's disastrous decisions, withdrawing the U.S. from the [[War of the Pacific]] between [[Chile]] and [[Peru]] in which his predecessor unsuccessfully backed the Peruvians.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/> |