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.
The Zimmerman note was meant to be sent to Mexico, before it was intercepted by the United States.
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.
the zimmerman note.
The British intercepted the Zimmerman Telegram while monitoring German diplomatic messages, and revealed it to the US.
The Zimmerman Telegram qualifies as such.
The Zimmerman Telegram. The authenticity of it is questioned by many historians.
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)
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.
Arthur Zimmerman (1864 - 1940)
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 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.
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.