How did the author intend for his work to be taken and used? Text from the Zimmermann TelegramWe intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep theUnited States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal or alliance on the followingbasis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico isto reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you. You will inform thePresident of the above most secretly as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States of America is certain and add thesuggestion that he should, on his own initiative, invite Japan to immediate adherence and at the same time mediate betweenJapan and ourselves. Please call the President's attention to the fact that the ruthless employment of our submarines nowoffers the prospect of compelling England in a few months to make peace. In late February of 1917, PresidentWESTERN UNION HNOWilson received word from BritishTELEGRAMintelligence that a telegram written innumeric code had been intercepted. ItSend he l tvie GalvestarGERMAN LEOAIONJAN A 117MEXICO CETwas correspondence between the13015042134011154161721404911131018141151823e1305349414936German foreign minister ArthurZimmermann and Heinrich von Eckardt,311103715101175042010111e944734158121374415851114914471the German ambassador to Mexico.14011421R5454British cryptographers had broken thecode, and the message of the telegramwas alarming.14720420019tie115714R191:45This message was revealed to the American public onMarch 1, 1917. The threat it contained shocked the nation.It completely altered the viewpoints that many Americancitizens had previously held concerning the war. Germanyhad sealed the deal for America to reverse its isolationiststance.Ziemennac Telegiaas Received by the German Ambassador o Mexco, 01/19/1917Recond Grou eeral Rends of ie Oepment ol Sace. 1756 9929. NationlWhv WeluAfter debating for a month about which step should betaken next, President Wilson officially declared war againstGermany and its allies on April 6. 1917. The introduction ofthe United States into the conflict was a decisive move thatThis image shows the incepred Zimmermann telegrom.aided the Allied war effort.

Zimmermann Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued in January 1917 by the German…

Text from the Zimmermann Telegram We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal or alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you. You will inform the President of the above most secretly as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States of America is certain and add the suggestion that he should, on his own initiative, invite Japan to immediate adherence and at the same time mediate between Japan and ourselves. Please call the President's attention to the fact that the ruthless employment of our submarines now offers the prospect of compelling England in a few months to make peace.

Text from the Zimmermann Telegram We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal or alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you. You will inform the President of the above most secretly as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States of America is certain and add the suggestion that he should, on his own initiative, invite Japan to immediate adherence and at the same time mediate between Japan and ourselves. Please call the President's attention to the fact that the ruthless employment of our submarines now offers the prospect of compelling England in a few months to make peace.