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when Germany tried to send the telegram to a german officer in Austria, the u.s. intercepted it first and this was one of the things that contributed to the increasing tension towards going to war for the u.s. (along with the sinking if the lusitania)

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What is Arthur Zimmerman best known for?

The Zimmerman note.


How did the Zimmerman note was a reliable source?

The Zimmermann Note was considered a reliable source because it was an official communication from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German ambassador in Mexico, outlining a proposal for a military alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States during World War I. The note was intercepted and decrypted by British intelligence, adding to its credibility. Its authenticity was confirmed when the British shared it with the U.S. government, leading to public outrage and contributing to America's decision to enter the war. The note's formal diplomatic nature and the context of its interception bolstered its reliability as a source.


The Zimmerman Note outraged Americans by proposing that join Germany in a war against the US.?

Mexico


What was the effect of the Zimmerman Telegram on World War 1?

It affected public opinion, and helped convince US leaders to send American troops to fight in Europe.


Who did Germany send the Zimmerman Note to?

The Zimmerman Note was a telegram sent on 16 January 1917 by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire to the German Ambassador in Washington, DC, with instructions that it be forwarded to the German Ambassador in Mexico. The coded text was intercepted and decoded by the British who provided it to the US government. The contents of the note, published in US newspapers on 1 March 1917, caused public outrage. The Note proposed that, in the event of the US entering the European War opposed to Germany, the German Ambassador should seek Mexican help in brokering an alliance between Germany and Japan. The German Ambassador to Mexico should then also propose a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in which Mexico would receive aid in reclaiming Texas, New Mexico and Arizona from the US.

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Zimmerman note was sent from Germany to?

The Zimmerman note was meant to be sent to Mexico, before it was intercepted by the United States.


Why was the zimmerman note written?

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.


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

the zimmerman note.


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 Note intercepted?

It was received by the Mexican president, Venustiano Carranza, on January 16, 1917. He officially declined the offer stated on the telegram on April 14 of that same year, but by that date, the United States had already entered WW1.


What note intercepted by the US asked Mexico if they would aid Germany in the war against the US?

The Zimmerman Telegram qualifies as such.


What country wrote the Zimmerman Note?

Germany


What was the letter that was intercepted asking Mexico to attack America?

The Zimmerman Telegram. The authenticity of it is questioned by many historians.


This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany that deeply angered the American people?

The Zimmerman note contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany. This note was intercepted and when it was read, it angered the American people.


Zimmerman telegraph?

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.


The zimmermann note pushed the united stated closer to war because?

The note was from a German Ambassador (Zimmerman) to Mexico which stated that if Mexico attacked the then neutral USA then they would receive a very nice monetary award. The note was intercepted by the Brits and then given to the US.


What would happen if the zimmerman note wasn't intercepted?

IF MEXICO WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE ZIMMERMAN NOTE EITHER 1 OF 3 THING WOULD HAPPEN. 1. MEXICO ATTACKS THE U.S. UNTIL GERMANY CAN GET TO THE U.S. AND THEN GERMANY HELPS MEXICO REGAIN THEIR LOST LAND AND THEN GERMANY WOULD ATTACK THE U.S. AND TAKE OVER EVERYTHING. 2.MEXICO RECEIVES THE LETTER AND DECIDES NOT TO ATTACK , BUT TO GIVE THE "NOTE" TO THE U.S. AND THE WAR ENDS IN A YEAR. EITHER WAY IF THE "NOTE' WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN INTERCEPTED BY GREAT BRITAIN, HISTORY WOULD HAVE CHANGED AND MAYBE THE ALLIANCES AND OUT COMES IN WORLD WAR 2 WOULD HAVE ALSO CHANGED. Jonathan R.