answersLogoWhite

0

That is because through the Zimmermann Note, Germany asked Mexico to keep America busy with more and more conflicts in the South. And in return, Germany said that they will reclaim the lost lands from America for Mexico (which was a lie that they told Mexico).

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about U.S. History

How did the US find out about the zimmerman telegram?

British spies intercepted the telegram and gave it to the US government.Important telegrams were transmitted over long cables back then (they could be sent by radio, but then anyone with a radio could pick it up). Britain had cut Germany's cables to North America at the start of the war, so Germany asked to borrow the American cables; President Wilson agreed to allow it. But the American cable ran through part of Britain; British spies easily tapped into the cable and recorded everything that went through it- including Germany's telegrams. So the British caught the Zimmermann telegram when it was sent, and very quickly decoded it- the Germans had an elaborate code system that they thought was unbreakable, but the British had broken it early in the war.However, the British didn't want Germany to know that the codes were broken- as long as Germany didn't know, they would keep using the code and the British could keep reading their secret messages. So the British had to find another way to "prove" how they got the message without revealing the secret. They knew that the telegram would have to be transmitted through a certain office in Mexico, so they basically bribed someone in that office to give them a copy of the decoded telegram. Because the telegram had gone through American cables before being relayed to Mexico, the Americans would be able to tell that it was authentic.Once that was done, and the British were satisfied that the Germans still didn't know the codes were broken, the British gave the telegram to the American government; the Americans indeed verified that it had been transmitted, and President Wilson was furious.


What brought America into WW1?

1.) Germany had a plan to try and prevent Britain from getting supplies for war by using unrestricted submarine warfare (the German U boats). At first they only sank Allied ships, but one ship they sunk, a passenger ship called the "Lusitania", held a very large amount of passengers and many of them died. The U.S. threatened to go to war, but Germany backed down and stopped the sinking. After a little while, they thought they could bargain and started up again this time sinking allied ships as well as neutral ships. They thought they could be able to prevent Britain from receiving their supplies before the U.S. joined the war; they were wrong. 2.) Another event leading up to World War 1 was the Zimmerman telegram, a telegram sent from German to Mexico to joint the war on their side and defeat the Americans. Of course, it was caught and decoded (it was in a secret code) and the Americans stopped them. Mexico decided to stay neutral. The events that brought the usa in to WW1 were The Zimmerman Note and The America Acts.


When were African Americans able to play sports with whites?

african americans were able to play sports with caucasion people in the 1950s,.


What was lincoln's position on the issue of suffrage for african americans-?

Environmental justice is the equal protection of all people with respect to environmental issues.


How did poll tax effect African Americans?

With the government eliminating poll taxes, it allowed many more to be able to vote.

Related Questions

What did zimmerman telegram do?

it was a telegraph telling Mexico to enter the war and that if they won then they would be able to get part of the united states and it got the united states angry and they entered the war!


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 Word that end in -able- for a telegram from overseas?

cablegram


A telegram from overseas ending with able?

cable


How did Africans feel away from their family?

The African Americans felt terrible. They were sad and angry because they missed their families. The African Americans knew that they would never be able to see their family again.


How did the US find out about the zimmerman telegram?

British spies intercepted the telegram and gave it to the US government.Important telegrams were transmitted over long cables back then (they could be sent by radio, but then anyone with a radio could pick it up). Britain had cut Germany's cables to North America at the start of the war, so Germany asked to borrow the American cables; President Wilson agreed to allow it. But the American cable ran through part of Britain; British spies easily tapped into the cable and recorded everything that went through it- including Germany's telegrams. So the British caught the Zimmermann telegram when it was sent, and very quickly decoded it- the Germans had an elaborate code system that they thought was unbreakable, but the British had broken it early in the war.However, the British didn't want Germany to know that the codes were broken- as long as Germany didn't know, they would keep using the code and the British could keep reading their secret messages. So the British had to find another way to "prove" how they got the message without revealing the secret. They knew that the telegram would have to be transmitted through a certain office in Mexico, so they basically bribed someone in that office to give them a copy of the decoded telegram. Because the telegram had gone through American cables before being relayed to Mexico, the Americans would be able to tell that it was authentic.Once that was done, and the British were satisfied that the Germans still didn't know the codes were broken, the British gave the telegram to the American government; the Americans indeed verified that it had been transmitted, and President Wilson was furious.


What brought America into WW1?

1.) Germany had a plan to try and prevent Britain from getting supplies for war by using unrestricted submarine warfare (the German U boats). At first they only sank Allied ships, but one ship they sunk, a passenger ship called the "Lusitania", held a very large amount of passengers and many of them died. The U.S. threatened to go to war, but Germany backed down and stopped the sinking. After a little while, they thought they could bargain and started up again this time sinking allied ships as well as neutral ships. They thought they could be able to prevent Britain from receiving their supplies before the U.S. joined the war; they were wrong. 2.) Another event leading up to World War 1 was the Zimmerman telegram, a telegram sent from German to Mexico to joint the war on their side and defeat the Americans. Of course, it was caught and decoded (it was in a secret code) and the Americans stopped them. Mexico decided to stay neutral. The events that brought the usa in to WW1 were The Zimmerman Note and The America Acts.


How were the British able to decode the Zimmermann telegram?

Between January 16 and 19, 1917, German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmerman sent a top-secret, coded telegram to Count Johann von Bernstorff, Germany's imperial ambassador to the United States. Bernstorff, with the unwitting aid of the United States State Department relayed the message to the German embassy in Mexico City. In the process, the British intercepted the telegram and began decoding the information with the aid of German code books they had discovered in 1914. Long story short they used German Code books they stole 3 years ago.


How Americans were able to extend their influence to other parts of the world?

Americans were able to extend their influence due to the immense economic power.


How would Sherlock Holmes be able to tell if Barrymore were at Baskerville Hall?

Holmes sent a telegram to the nearest telegraph office in Grimpen with explicit instructions that the other telegram to Barrymore is to be 'delivered into his own hand', which would have determined if Barrymore was at Baskerville Hall, but the postmaster did not follow the instructions.


Why and when did the US enter World War 1?

April of 1917 was the official American declaration of war on the Central Powers. Congress was driven to the decision by three things. 1. The 1915 sinking of the British Lusitania by German submarines. 128 of the lives lost were American. 2. The Zimmerman Telegram, which offered German aid to Mexico for an invasion of the US. 3. The speculation that if the Allied Forces lost, they wouldn't be able to pay America back.


When were African Americans able to play sports with whites?

african americans were able to play sports with caucasion people in the 1950s,.