Zimmermann telegram 1917 between 1914 and the spring of 1917, the european nations engaged in a conflict that became known as world war i. The zimmermann telegram also called the zimmermann note was a telegram sent to mexico from germany on january 16, 1917. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Britain knew that all was lost unless the united states joined the war, but president wilson was unshakable in his neutrality. Explore what we do and the featured campaigns created, developed and executed by the zimmerman agency. The proud tower, the pulitzer prizewinning the guns of august, and the zimmermann telegram comprise barbara w.
Students will investigate several reasons why the united states eventually entered wwi on the side of england and france. The zimmermann telegram or zimmermann note or zimmerman cable was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the german foreign office in january 1917 that proposed a military alliance between germany and mexico. This page was last edited on 2 february 2019, at 17. The zimmermann telegram or zimmermann note was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the german foreign office in january 1917 that proposed a military alliance between germany and mexico in the event of the united states entering world war i against germany. In 1916 woodrow wilson was elected president for a second term, largely because of the slogan he kept us out of war. Bell was at first incredulous and thought it to be a forgery. The zimmerman agency is a hyper integrated public relations and advertising firm in tallahassee, florida that specializes in advertising, strategy, digital, social media and public relations. The british cryptographic office known as room 40 decoded the zimmermann telegram and handed it over to the united states in latefebruary 1917. Tuchmans classic histories of the first world war era in january 1917, the war in europe was, at best, a tragic standoff. Includes images of original primary source documents, lesson plans, teacher and student competitions, and educational resources. Any doubts as to the authenticity of the telegram were removed by arthur zimmermann himself. In the zimmerman telegram, that the german foreign minister had sent to the mexican government, claimed that, in the event that the united states drawn into the war we make mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis.
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