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yes: The Zimmerman telegram's message was basically "If Mexico joined a military alliance against the United States, Germany would help Mexico recover the territories it had lost in 1848 including several western states." Even though Mexico refused, it strengthened Wilson's resolve against Germany and was one of the major factors pulling America into WWI (or, as it was known then, the Great War).

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When was the zimmerman telegram intercepted?

In 1917 a british man was having telegram sex with a women, also known as phone sex today.. All of a sudden the numbers begin to come in the telegram. He wrote them down and turned it in to the British government then the government sent it to the US...


What type of German warfare contributed to the entry of the US into the war?

The Zimmerman telegram, (which the British intercepted and gave to the USA), in which Germany tried to get Mexico to declare war on the USA. Also the German submarines were sinking unarmed civilian ships sailing from neutral countries.


What cause the U.S to enter into World War 1?

Nothing forced the US to join WW1. They just wanted to make sure that their allies were safe. Zaragotha (Zara) During world war 1, british intelligence intercepted a telegram sent from the German forces to Mexico. This was known as the Zimmerman Telegram. In this message, Germany asked for Mexico to attack the U.S., to distract them from joining the war in Europe to help their allies. Mexico replied no, because of past loss in a war against the U.S. There was also The Sussex Pledge, a promise which Germany broke, stating that they could not use unrestricted submarine warfare. Cyress


Why did US join first world war?

The sinking of the Lusitania and sinking of American vessels. Also a telegram (no one knows if it is was real of fake) was sent from the British Empire to America, stating that they intercepted it from the Germans. The telegram read, "Mexico, if you join the axis powers you can have all the land you want in the United States,". Of course no one knows if that is true or not.


What year did the Zimmerman Telegram come out?

The Zimmerman Telegram "came out" in 1917. It was first sent, in code, on January 16, 1917, and was promptly intercepted and deciphered by the British, who were already fighting the Germans. They showed it to members of the U.S. Embassy in London in the middle of February, and a few days later it was shown to President Woodrow Wilson. The Germans had already resumed their unrestricted submarine attacks on British merchant and passenger ships around February 1, causing many civilian deaths. Some of those who died were American passengers. These deaths, along with the offer made to Mexico in the Zimmerman Telegram to assist them in invading and reclaiming Southwestern States that the U.S. had won from Mexico decades before, finally ended the isolationism and pacifism that had prevailed in the U.S. for the previous part of the war. The Zimmerman Telegram was one of the major factors that caused the U.S. to declare war on Germany on April 6, 1917.

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Who wrote the telegram to Mexico that was intercepted by the british?

Arthur Zimmerman (1864 - 1940)


British intelligence intercepted the following which led to the US entering World War 1?

The British intercepted the Zimmermans telegram


What nation informed American authorities about the Zimmerman note?

The British intercepted the Zimmerman Telegram while monitoring German diplomatic messages, and revealed it to the US.


When was the zimmerman telegram intercepted?

In 1917 a british man was having telegram sex with a women, also known as phone sex today.. All of a sudden the numbers begin to come in the telegram. He wrote them down and turned it in to the British government then the government sent it to the US...


What led the US to declare war in world war 1?

After the sinking of the Luisitania, a German named Alfred Zimmerman sent a telegram to Mexico. This telegram asked Mexico to take back the Southern states from the United States. The British intercepted this telegram and were more than willing to pass it on to the Americans(The British and French had been fighting for years at this time and needed reinforcements). Alfred Zimmerman's telegram had been the spark in a powder keg of hostile incidents towards the United States.


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.


What was intercepted by the british government and caused American to react angrily to the Germans?

Zimmermann telegram


What was intercepted by the British government and caused Americans to react angrily to the Germans?

Zimmermann telegram


What proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico that Germany would help Mexico conquer the lost territory in new Mexico Texas and Arizona?

The Zimmerman Telegram qualifies as such.It proposed a military and economic alliance to recover part of the lost territories during the Mexican-American War. The telegram however, was intercepted by the British Intelligence and forwarded to the U.S. Government, becoming enough casus belli for the US to enter WWI.


What role does zimmerman want Mexico to play in ww1?

Germany wanted Mexico to fight the United States to prevent the later from joining WW1. The infamous Zimmerman Telegram stated that if Mexico attacked the United States to recover New Mexico, Arizona and Texas -- lost territories during the Mexican-American War -- Germany would provide financial and military support. Before the Mexican president was able to respond though, the telegram was intercepted by the British intelligence, precipitating the entry of the United States on the Allied side.


What was the message sent to Mexico that was intercepted by the british and caused the us to enter ww1?

the zimmerman note.


Who proposed an alliance between Mexico and Russia?

Most probably, you are referring to an alliance between Mexico and Germany during WW1. It was Arthur Zimmerman, German ambassador in Mexico. His "Zimmerman note" was intercepted by British intelligence and forwarded to the American government, hastening American entry into WW1.