(A) was Austria’a attempt to get Mexico to attack the U.S.
(B) was Germany’s attempt to get Canada to attack the U.S.
(C) was Austria’s attempt to get Canada to attack the U.S.
(D) ** was Germany’s attempt to get Mexico to attack the U.S.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -This telegram, written by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann, is a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States.
Concept note-2: -In the message, Zimmermann instructed the German diplomats to approach the Mexican government, if United States entered the war in Europe, to offer an alliance between Germany and Mexico.
Concept note-3: -On January 17, 1917 British signals intelligence intercepted and decrypted a coded German telegram from German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann that was intended for Germany’s ambassador to Mexico.
Concept note-4: -Zimmermann’s alliance proposal did reach the desk of Mexican President Carranza, but it was officially rejected once a military commission determined that there would be no benefit in accepting it.