Zimmerman note
Sure... if you post the letter I'll translate it to german.
The basis of the German-Mexican alliance was that Germany was to help Mexico regain the lands lost to the United States
a letter toMexico from Germany in the first world war It was a letter to Mexico from Germany during World War I by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmerman. It stated that if the United States was to enter the war on the side of the Allies, the German ambassador to Mexico was to approach the Mexican Government offering a military alliance against the United States in exchange for German material aid to Mexico to help the Mexican government reclaim territory lost to the United States during the Mexican - American War.
Arthur Zimmerman, author of the now imfamous Zimmerman Telegram
Arthur Zimmerman
Arthur Zimmermann
to help Mexico regain U.S. territory
Alfred Zimmermann.
It basically stated that if Mexico aided Germany in the attack on the southern U.S., Mexico would be given back lost territory including parts of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. another thing that the letter sated is that the Germans would help Mexico if they them fight the u.s.
Arthur Zimmerman, German ambassador in Mexico City. The note stated that a Mexican declaration of war on the U.S. would be given German support to help in the reclamation of part of the territories lost during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Specifically, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
In 1917 a document now known as the Zimmermann Telegram was intercepted by the British. In it, Germany urged Mexico to form an alliance with them and wage war against the US. In return, Germany promised Mexico much of its old lands back, consisting of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
The Zimmermann Telegram was from the Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann in 1917.