HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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It revealed that Mexico was getting ready to enter the war on the German side
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It promised Mexico that Germany would help it reclaim territory in the United States if the United States entered the war against Germany
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Zimmerman was passing American secrets to Germany with the help of Mexican leaders
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The telegram contained secret messages sent by American leaders to its commanders on European battlefields
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hint: Zimmerman note also called the Zimmerman telegram was sent by German foreign secretary in 1917 to the German minister in Mexico. The secret code was intercepted by the British and passed on to the United States and its publication caused outrage and contributed to the entry of the United States into World war I.
Detailed explanation-2: -In January of 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
Detailed explanation-3: -The telegram further conveyed Germany’s intentions should America enter the war. That included urging Mexico to join Germany in declaring war against the United States. In exchange, Germany committed to assist Mexico in regaining its lost territories of Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico.
Detailed explanation-4: -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. These places were Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.