During World War I, Germany tried to make a secret deal with ..... which upset the U.S. and helped to push our country into joining the war in Europe.

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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During World War I, Germany tried to make a secret deal with ____ which upset the U.S. and helped to push our country into joining the war in Europe.

A	Canada
B	Mexico
C	Japan
D	Cuba

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note or Zimmerman Cable) was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wilson cited Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its attempts to entice Mexico into an alliance against the United States, as his reasons for declaring war.

Detailed explanation-3: -The telegram told the ambassador to ask the Mexicans to join the war on the German side by attacking America. Germany promised to help Mexico take back land the United States had taken from Mexico in the Mexican–American War.

Detailed explanation-4: -This telegram, written by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann, is a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States.

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USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I