Question

What did Mexico receive from Germany that directly led to the United States entering

World War 1?

Answer 1

Answer: The offer of help to take back there land

Explanation: Germany promised to help Mexico take back land the United States had taken from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. These places were Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Germany wanted Mexico to enter the war so America would be too busy to help the enemies of Germany.

The telegram instructed Eckardt that if the United States appeared certain to enter the war, he was to approach the Mexican Government with a proposal for military alliance with funding from Germany. The decoded telegram is as follows: We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare.

Answer 2

The Zimmermann Telegram.

Here is why:

The Zimmermann Telegram was a top secret message from Germany to Mexico which had orders that if Mexico attacked the United States, when Germany won the war, Mexico would get the land back that they previously gave the United States.

Thankfully, Great Britain decoded the telegram and told the United States, who were obviously not happy about this. A speech was given from Woodrow Wilson but the Zimmermann Telegram was not a direct cause of the United States entering World War I, but it was a part of it.

When Woodrow Wilson found out that German submarines were attacking U.S. ships, the line was finally crossed and he declared war. The attacks on United States ships and the Zimmermann Telegram both lead to the United States entering World War I.