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The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note) was an invitation from the Arthur Zimmerman, the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, to the German Ambassador to Mexico. If Mexico would join forces with Germany, they would be given American land when the war was over.
The Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note
Zimmerman note: said that Germany would promise a few states to Mexico if they join the war on there side
one main reason was trade, it was cut back by the ooponents the Germans sinking the LUSITANIA by subwarfare propoganda, citizens were becoming to be outraged by the war to save American culture, language, and heritage the zimmerman note ( note from German to Mexico asking them to join on their behalf and keep Americans busy at home and out of their hair for an easier war. They bribed them with land such as Texas that they lost to America prior to this war. adn also to end the war and, "break the stalemate"
Because when the Lusitania was sunk with 200 Americans on board, President Wilson finally declared war on Germany. The Zimmerman note was also a reason the USA. went to war.
The Zimmerman note added to America's reasons for war because it revealed something that couldn't be tolerated. The Germans offered the Mexicans American land in exchange for their help in defeating the Allies.
The Zimmerman note was written to gain alliance with Mexico. It was intercepted and is one of the reasons the US decided to fight in World War 1.
The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note) was an invitation from the Arthur Zimmerman, the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, to the German Ambassador to Mexico. If Mexico would join forces with Germany, they would be given American land when the war was over.
The Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note
The Lusitania , the ship that sunk Americans in that ship and the zimmerman note
The Lusitania , the ship that sunk Americans in that ship and the zimmerman note
The Zimmerman telegram.
Payment for war damages
They did not lead to war; they were part of the war. They were, however, factors in the United States' decision to enter the war.
The Zimmerman Note
to help Mexico regain U.S. territory
The Zimmerman Telegram qualifies as such.