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 or Note
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.
The secret German note that urged Mexico to join the central powers was called the Zimmermann Telegram or the Zimmermann Note. The note was intercepted by British intelligence and the contents were revealed to the US. Mexico ignored the note and rejected the proposal when the US entered the war.
The Wilmot Proviso proposal was to prevent the introduction of slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico
The Triple Alliance was not actually our allies unless you're German, Italian, etc. The Triple Alliance was Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. The Triple Entente was Britain, France, and Russia.
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Zimmerman Note, I believe
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Zimmermann note
Germany's proposal that upon an alliance with Mexico, it would ensure the return of Mexican land lost to the United States.
The basis of the German-Mexican alliance was that Germany was to help Mexico regain the lands lost to the United States
No. That is an urban legend.
alliance with Mexico
The Zimmerman note was a coded telegram sent by the German Empires' Foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman to the ambassador in Washington, D.C. The Ambassador would then send it on to the German ambassador in Mexico on Zimmerman's request. The note was supposedly a proposal of a military alliance against the United States, and promised aid to help Mexico territories it had lost in the 19th century to America.
A telegraph sent by German foreign minister to the German ambassador of Mexico, interceded by US, it was a letter asking for an alliance
Germany offered Mexico financial and military support to take back New Mexico, Texas and Arizona from the United States.
Germany's proposal that upon an alliance with Mexico, it would ensure the return of Mexican land lost to the United States.