HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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This event involves a message offering an alliance to Mexico from the German foreign minister.
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the Sussex Pledge
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the interception of the Zimmerman telegram
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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the sinking of the Lusitania
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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: -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. Germany wanted Mexico to enter the war so America would be too busy to help the enemies of Germany.
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