WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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A telegram where the U.S. encouraged Mexico to attack Germany
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A telegram where Germany encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S.
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A telegram between Germany and Russia encouraging a peace treaty
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A telegram between Britain and the US about an invasion on Germany
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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: -This telegram, written by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann, is a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -In January 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Zimmerman Note, also known as the Zimmerman Telegram, was a coded message sent from German government to the Mexican government during World War I. The telegram basically encouraged Mexico to join the war on the side of Germany (the Central Powers).