Question

Which of the following upset the united states and moved it closer to entering the war? the zimmerman telegram restrictions on u-boat warfare the british blockade ammunition in the cargo of the lusitania

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) The Zimmerman Telegram.

The Zimmerman Telegram was supposed to be a secret message sent from the German government to the Mexican government. The goal of this message was to get Mexico to invade the United States in order to distract them from World War I in Europe. When this message was intercepted and the US govenrment knew what the German government was trying to do, they declared war on Germany.