Asked by Richard Gilpin on Apr 25, 2024
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The Zimmermann Telegram
A) showed Germany's interest in investing in U.S. corporations.
B) was a German invitation sent to the Mexican government asking them to join them in a war against the United States.
C) assured Wilson that no real threat could come from Europe.
D) pushed Wilson to ask Congress for a declaration of war against England.
E) outlined Russian plans to attack the United States.
Zimmermann Telegram
Telegram from the German foreign secretary to the German minister in Mexico, February 1917, instructing the minister to offer to recover Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona for Mexico if it would fight the United States to divert attention from Germany in the event that the United States joined the war.
Declaration of War
A formal announcement by a government or sovereign that it is in a state of war with another entity, traditionally another country or sovereign power.
- Examine how propaganda, public opinion, and diplomatic messaging influenced the United States' participation in World War I and the consequences that followed.
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Love & RespectfulMay 01, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event that the United States entered World War I against Germany. The proposal was intercepted and decoded by British intelligence and significantly influenced the United States' decision to enter the war against Germany.
Learning Objectives
- Examine how propaganda, public opinion, and diplomatic messaging influenced the United States' participation in World War I and the consequences that followed.