HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the sinking of the Lusitania
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the Zimmerman telegram
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the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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the assassination of Francis Ferdinand
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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: -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-3: -On January 17, 1917 British signals intelligence intercepted and decrypted a coded German telegram from German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann that was intended for Germany’s ambassador to Mexico.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Lusitania. In early 1915, Germany introduced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic. The German invasion of Belgium. American loans. The reintroduction of unrestricted submarine warfare. The Zimmerman telegram. 05-Sept-2022