WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the United States
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A United States proposal to supply arms so Mexico could fight Germany
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A German offer to negotiate peace with the United States
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A United States warning against German invasion of Great Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -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.