Tuesday, October 16, 2018
The Zimmermann Note
The United States and Germany had increasing tension as World War 1 developed. On January 1917, Germany sent a secret telegram to Mexico out of fear that the United States would get involved in the war against Germany. Arthur Zimmermann sent a message suggesting a military alliance with Mexico, and in return, Germany would help Mexico take back land lost to the United States during the 1840s. Fortunately for the United Staes, the British were able to intercept and decipher the message, giving the US enough incentive to A series of events ultimately lead to the involvement of the United States, such as submarine warfare, but this incident played a significant role in the United States deciding to join the war. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany.
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Although the US seem to increasingly seek to engage in war with the Germans, the Zimmermann note was the last straw. It's kind of ironic how the Germans planned to use the Zimmermann note to keep the US out of the war, but instead the note would be the deciding factor on the US' participation in the great war.
How did the British manage to decipher the German note? I know in WW2 it took years for them to break the Germans' codes. Might be something to look into? And how did Mexico respond to the Zimmerman note, and would it have had been different if they had actually received it in private?
I found it interesting on how the Zimmeran note was made and used to keep the U.S out of the war and how the U.S and British joined together to intercept the message and then join the war. What was the reaction of Germany when they figured out that the U.S intercepted the message and then decided to join the war? Did Germany ever think there was a chance their message might be intercepted?
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