Politics & Government

Zimmermann Telegram Received by U.S. Ambassador

Walter Hines Page, the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, receives the Zimmermann Telegram from Germany. The Telegram proposes that if Mexico declares war on the United States, Germany would support Mexico in reclaiming territories lost in the Mexican-American War, specifically New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. This bold offer, revealing Germany's attempt to instigate conflict between Mexico and the U.S., significantly influences American public opinion regarding involvement in World War I.

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