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The '''Zimmermann Telegram''' was a telegram sent from [[German]] Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to [[Mexico]] on January 19th, 1917.
The '''Zimmermann Telegram''' was a telegram sent from [[German]] Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German ambassador to [[Mexico]] on January 19th, 1917.
In an effort to entice Mexico to join [[World War I]] on the side of Germany, it promised that Germany would help Mexico regain land it had previously lost to the United States during the [[Mexican War]] if Mexico would declare war against the United States.
In an effort to entice Mexico to join [[World War I]] on the side of Germany, it promised that Germany would help Mexico regain land it had previously lost to the United States during the [[Mexican War]] if Mexico would declare war against the United States.
The telegram outraged American citizens when its contents were made public by President [[Woodrow Wilson]] via its newspaper publication on March 1st, 1917. The telegram influenced the United States to enter World War I against Germany.
The telegram outraged American citizens when its contents were made public by President [[Woodrow Wilson]] when it was published in newspapers on March 1st, 1917. The telegram influenced the American decision to declare war on Germany.
British [[cryptography|cryptographers]] intercepted the telegram and on February 24, 1917, gave it to the U.S. Government in an effort to to help the British cause.
British [[cryptography|cryptographers]] intercepted the telegram and on February 24, 1917, gave it to the U.S. government in an effort to help the Allied cause.
When the text of the telegram was released, some newspapers doubted that the British self-serving version of the telegram was true. However Zimmermann himself confirmed the contents of the telegram during a speech on March 29, 1917.<ref>[http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/zimmermann_speech.htm]</ref>
When the text of the telegram was released, some newspapers doubted that the British version of the telegram was true, thinking it could be self-serving. However Zimmermann himself confirmed the contents of the telegram during a speech on March 29, 1917.<ref>[http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/zimmermann_speech.htm]</ref>
==Telegram Text==
==Telegram Text==