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What did Germany offer Mexico in return for fighting in world war 2?
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Parts of the US they lost in Mexican-American war 1848
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When did Germany offer support to Mexico?
In 1917.
What was the Zimmereman Telegram?
An intercepted messege from Germany to Mexico, telling them that if they join sides with Germany, and attack the US; when the war's over, Germany will ensure that the defeated US returns the lands that they took from Mexico during the Mexican War of 1846-1848. Those lands are called California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada today. Mexico firmly believed that Germany couldn't win the war (WWI), and consequently declined the offer.
What states did Germany offer to Mexico if it agreed to fight against the US in World War 2?
texas, California, Nevada
Why was the British government eager to inform the US of Germany's offer to Mexico?
To thwart Germany's intentions - the UK were already at war against Germany, and by providing such information to the United States, they would ensure the US would be on their side.
What did it hope to gain when the british government informed the us of Germany's offer to Mexico?
they would have been ensured that the u.s would have been on their side from such information
Why did Mexico join Germany in World War 1?
They didn't. Mexico remained neutral during WW1. The Germans tried to enlist their support by offering then Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The Mexican government turned down the offer and stayed out of the war.
Why did Germany offer an alliance to Mexico?
To "distract" the US from entering WW1. Such proposal was however, discovered by British intelligence forces and forwarded to the United States, hastening the entry of the United States into WW1, against Germany.
How did World War 1 affect Mexicans?
In 1910, Mexico's longtime dictator Porfirio Diaz rigged the presidential elections (again), and a rebellion started. This rebellion, known as the Mexican Revolution, lasted until about 1920 (although low-scale fighting would continue until the late 1920's). The revolt spilled over in the US a little bit, which is why the US sent an army led by John Pershing into Mexico in 1915. So Mexico was preoccupied with other matters while World War I raged (1914-1918). However, Mexico was indirectly involved in World War I in one respect- in early 1917, Germany was expecting to soon be at war with the US. The German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann tried to secretly arrange for Mexico to declare war on the US if the US declared war on Germany; in return, Germany would send money and weapons to help the Mexicans, and if Germany's side won the war, Germany would try to force the US to give back land taken from Mexico (mainly Texas, New Mexico and Arizona). However, British spies intercepted the infamous "Zimmermann telegram" and told the US about it, which further infuriated the US. Mexico's response to the telegram was that they initially considered it but realized there was no way it would work out for them. They were already involved in that revolt I mentioned earlier. Germany promised supplies and money, but how could Germany get that stuff to Mexico? Britain had a blockade against Germany (which is why Germany was using submarines, which in turn is why the US was upset with Germany), and the US certainly would be doing the same. Mexico might get money from Germany, but where would they spend it? Most of the countries of the world were fighting against Germany (even Japan was!), and there was that blockade stuff to boot. There was also the fact that the US had badly beaten Mexico in a war about 70 years prior to that point, and had only gotten more powerful since then- so Mexico didn't stand much chance of actually defeating the US. Even if Mexico somehow managed to win, retaking and controlling those states (Texas, Arizona and New Mexico) would've been ridiculously difficult and expensive, since they had been under American control for so long already and were full of English-speaking Americans. So Mexico had to say no to Germany's "generous" offer.
What impact did the Zimmerman Note have on the US decision on entering the war?
Arthur Zimmermann joined alliances with Mexico promising Mexico that they would get back what they lost during the Mexican-American War. [Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona]. This was said in the telegram and The Untied States was force to declare war on Germany and their allies on April 6, 1917.
What is a 'counter offer' in legal terms?
a counter offer is a return offer made by one who has rejected an offer.
What final incident caused president Polk to urge congress to declare war on Mexico?
Polk sent an envoy to offer Mexico up to $20,000,000, in return for CA and NM. The offer was rejected. Polk sent Gen. Taylor to the disputed area and the Mexican troops this was aggression, and they attacked Taylor's forces. US in turn declared war.
Germany's deal with Mexico in world War 1?
The Zimmerman Telegram. On January of 1917, the Foreign Minister of Germany, Arthur Zimmerman, sent a telegram to the German ambassador in Mexico with a proposal for military alliance. He was to offer Mexico material aid in exchange of the territories lost during the Mexican-American War, specifically the American states of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. However, it was intercepted by British intelligence and forwarded to the US government. This contributed to the US entering the war.
