HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships
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It announced the czar’s overthrow in Russia
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It described Romania’s plan to abandon neutrality
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It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany
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Detailed explanation-1: -The note revealed a plan to renew unrestricted submarine warfare and to form an alliance with Mexico and Japan if the United States declared war on Germany. The message was intercepted by the British and passed on to the United States; its publication caused outrage and contributed to the U.S. entry into World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson’s decision to lead the United States into World War I.
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-5: -Why was the Zimmerman Telegram a contributing factor to the U.S. declaration of war? It promised Mexico that Germany would help it reclaim territory in the U.S. if Mexico entered the war against the United States.