Question

Why was the Zimmerman Telegram a contributing factor to the U.S. declaration of war?

A) It revealed that Mexico was going to enter the war with the Central Powers.

B) It promised Mexico that Germany would help it reclaim territory in the U.S. if Mexico entered the war against the United States.

C) It showed that Mexico was passing U.S. military secrets to the Germans.

D) It contained military commands from the Germans to the Mexican government.

Answer 1

In January of 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause

so its d