HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
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Mexico vowed to help the U.S. and the Allies in World War I
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Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. and regain lost territories
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Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
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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: -German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann sent the German Minister in Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt, a telegraphic message outlining a deal whereby if Mexico allied with Germany against the U.S., it would help Mexico regain its “lost provinces” of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.