Germany sent a telegram to Mexico to become and allies and Germany would help Mexico get back what the United States took from them during the Mexican-American War.
The United States took Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona from them during the Mexican-American War.
1917
The US did enter World War 1, though not till 1917.
The Zimmerman telegram was published in the United States on March 1, 1917. It was a coded telegram asking Mexico to join Germany's side on World War I and Germany promised that if they join them that they would get their lost and back from the United States. Here is what they lost to the United States: New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. The zimmerman Telegram was the last straw for the United State and on April 6, 1917 the United States declared war on Germany.
The Zimmerman telegram was published in the United States on March 1, 1917. It was a coded telegram asking Mexico to join Germany's side on World War I and Germany promised that if they join them that they would get their lost and back from the United States. Here is what they lost to the United States: New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. The zimmerman Telegram was the last straw for the United State and on April 6, 1917 the United States declared war on Germany.
Germany Send the Zimmerman Telegram to send and information to the Mexicans.
1917
Two primary factors: Germany torpedoed the Lusitania, and the 1917 Zimmerman telegram to Mexico.
German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance against the United States. When the note was intercepted and published in March 1917, it caused an uproar that made some Americans more willing to enter the war.
1917
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During World War I, the United States was led by President Woodrow Wilson. The Zimmerman Telegram, which was a secret diplomatic communication from Germany proposing a military alliance with Mexico against the U.S., was intercepted and revealed to the American public in early 1917. This, along with other factors, contributed to the U.S. decision to enter the war in April 1917. Wilson's administration used the telegram to galvanize public support for joining the Allied Powers.
1917
April 6 1917
The US did enter World War 1, though not till 1917.
The Zimmerman telegram was published in the United States on March 1, 1917. It was a coded telegram asking Mexico to join Germany's side on World War I and Germany promised that if they join them that they would get their lost and back from the United States. Here is what they lost to the United States: New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. The zimmerman Telegram was the last straw for the United State and on April 6, 1917 the United States declared war on Germany.
1917
The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917, when Congress declared war on Germany. This decision came after a series of provocations, including unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram, which prompted the U.S. to join the Allies in the conflict.