On January 17, 1917, British code breakers in Room 40, the cryptoanalysis office of Great Britain’s Naval Intelligence, intercepted a telegram from Germany. At first, they suspected the coded message was a routine communication. But, soon enough, the cryptologists found that what they held in their hands was a top-secret missive that would shift the tides of World War I. Show Chances are that you have studied the Zimmermann Telegram in a history class, but have you ever actually seen the coded message? German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann sent the diplomatic message to Heinrich von Eckardt, the German ambassador in Mexico City, instructing him to speak to the president of Mexico. He proposed that the two nations strike an alliance; if Mexico waged war against the United States, thereby distracting Americans from the conflict in Europe, Germany would lend support and help Mexico reclaim Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Leaked to the public by President Woodrow Wilson, the inflammatory contents of the message pushed the United States into the war.“No other single cryptoanalysis has had such enormous consequences,” says David Kahn, author of The Codebreakers, a seminal work on cryptology. In its collection, the National Archives holds the coded Zimmermann Telegram, as received by von Eckardt, as well as the English translation of the telegram. Click on the yellow tabs on the documents, below, to follow the story of how the message was deciphered. The notes are based on a conversation with Kahn and information conveyed in Barbara W. Tuchman’s book The Zimmermann Telegram and at the National Cryptologic Museum in Fort Meade, Maryland. Recommended Videos
 Previous 15 of 18 Next All Objects In January 1917, the British intercepted a coded telegram from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to Germany's ambassador to Mexico that offered to assist Mexico in reconquering U.S. territory in exchange for joining the Central Powers against the Allies should the United States declare war. In early March, U.S. papers published the contents of the telegram, and on March 5, 1917, the text was entered in the Congressional Record. Playing on fears of what would happen if Americans did not unite behind the war effort, cartoonist Clifford Berryman drew a hand in a gauntlet (decorated with the imperial German eagle) carving up a map of the southwestern United States. TranscriptOn the 1st of February we intend to begin submarine warfare unrestricted. In spite of this, it is our intention to endeavor to keep neutral the United States of America. If this attempt is not successful, we propose an alliance on the following basis with Mexico: That we shall make war together and together make peace. We shall give general financial support, and it is understood that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The details are left to you for settlement. The inflammatory Zimmermantelegram proposed that in theevent of war between the U.S.and Germany,A) Mexico would attack the U.S.B) Germany would unleashunrestricted submarine warfareon U.S. merchant vessels.C) the U.S., once the CentralPowers were defeated, wouldtake over the German colonies.D) German nationals within theA) Mexico would attack the U.S. U.S. would be held ininternment camps.When the draft began as ameans to ensure adequatetroops for the war, Americanpublic opinion Americans.What new weapon finally broke the stalemate by negating the defensive advantage ofentrenched troops? How did the United States payfor the costs of its involvementin World War I?A) subsidies from Britain andFranceB) reparations from defeatedGermanyC) the sale of bonds andsavings certificates to U.S.citizensD) inflationary currencymanipulation by the FederalReserveC) the sale of bonds and savings certificates to U.S.citizens All were true of the war's impacton the federal governmentEXCEPT that curtailed American civilliberties.Among the "home front"impacts of World War I were allof the following EXCEPTC) a spirit of unity that reduced racial and ethnictensions. Characterize the "FourteenPoints."B) an idealistic vision for a world order freed ofselfish nationalism, imperialism, and war The Treaty of Versailles neverreceived U.S. Senate ratificationbecauseA) the vast majority ofAmericans came to oppose it.C) Wilson ordered Democratic senators to voteagainst the amended treaty. B) Wilson himself came tooppose it.C) Wilson ordered Democraticsenators to vote against theamended treaty.D) it would have destroyed U.S.national security.The attitudes and publicbehavior in Americaimmediately after the end of thewar have been given the label What did the Zimmermann telegram propose?In January 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
What was inflammatory about the Zimmerman telegram?The inflammatory Zimmerman telegram proposed that in the event of war between the U.S. and Germany, mexico would attack the U.S. -centralized management along the lines of TR's New Nationalism accelerated the creation of the modern bureaucratic state.
What did Zimmerman propose if the U.S. went to war with Germany during ww1?“I instructed the Minister to Mexico, in the event of war with the United States, to propose a German alliance to Mexico, and simultaneously to suggest that Japan join the alliance,” Zimmermann said.
Who was the Zimmermann telegram intended for?On January 16, 1917, British code breakers intercepted an encrypted message from Zimmermann intended for Heinrich von Eckardt, the German ambassador to Mexico.
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The inflammatory zimmerman telegram proposed that in the event of war between the u.s. and germany,
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