AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
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What did Germany offer to give to Mexico if it took sides against the United States?
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German troops to protect Mexico from attack.
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the opportunity to become part of the German empire
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the return of lands it had lost to the United States
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German submarines for Mexico’s navy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In January 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
Detailed explanation-2: -The telegram said that if Germany went to war with the United States, Germany promised to help Mexico recover the territory it had lost during the 1840s, including Texas, New Mexico, California, and Arizona.
Detailed explanation-3: -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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