What decrypted message made the U.S. enter World War One?

Correct answer: Zimmerman Telegram

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mammy1027
mammy1027
great info!!!
Basheera Daakoo
Basheera Daakoo
who was Zimmerman
Ironclad zeebra
Ironclad zeebra
Basheera Daakoo, German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann
Vince
Vince
learning something new every day. I love it
MerlinSpree
MerlinSpree
EliteLawyercat57024, yes, that why the Nazi Party was formed, because of how they were treated after they lost.
EliteLawyercat57024
EliteLawyercat57024
Germany lost the war, didn't they?
Player #9591046
Player #9591046
Player kawasaki_beet, the treaty of Versailles ended the first world war so Germany was not tired of the treaty of Versailles they hadn't even entered the treaty yet
Sue
Sue
Player #9591046, they didn’t like the punishment they received. They lost a lot of the land they had poached, they had restrictions on the size of the military and they had (were supposed to) pay reparations. German people were offended and angry about those conditions and that is one of the ways Hitler and the Nazi party got into power. The depression was another .
Guillermo Jr.
Guillermo Jr.
knew that from reading the great historical novels of Ken Follett
Player #120374466
Player #120374466
The Mexican invasion is stiil going on. It's gone beyond the South West.
Andi
Andi
Vince, Me, too!!
Andi
Andi
I Never learned this in high school! And I'm related to some Zimmermann's!! How interesting!!
Yahoo
Yahoo
I barely remember this from school & reading that it was suspicious.
Cap’n Patch
Cap’n Patch
mammy1027, not only that, but they also sank the Luisitania which was carrying ammunition and other war materiel. This was in 1915.
Bond James bond
Bond James bond
Ewa, absolutely 0
Bond James bond
Bond James bond
Guillermo Jr., My Fav Auth.
Ewa
Ewa
War...What is it good for?
sunnydays
sunnydays
EliteLawyercat57024, they lost both World wars. And they initiated both as well.
mimi
mimi
Marco A, there are always more than one reason for what happened
Lionessa
Lionessa
The reasons the US entered WWI were unrestricted sub warfare against merchant and passenger ships, the invasion of Belgium, and the Zimmermann letter. There's seldom just one reason for war.
joey
joey
never heard of this, why don't they teach this in school
Jackie
Jackie
Marco A, it said it triggered us to enter
Marco A
Marco A
So did this trigger the US entering WW1 or was it the sinking of the Lusitania? Or was it both?
joymarch016
joymarch016
In the case of World War I, I was always on Germany's and Austria's side THEN, but I always forget about the Zimmerman telegram which caused outrage (understandably) with our government and the American people. It makes it easier to understand why we got involved in World War I. At that time, relations with Mexico were also horrible, compounding an explosive issue.
John
John
Basheera Daakoo, The German Foreign Secretary, in 1918...
Oscar
Oscar
Funny, and all this time I thought it was due to the sinking of the SS Lusitania!
maria
maria
why does this question has the photo of georgian writing , i am just proud😃
Trivia 9
Trivia 9
How many knew this one.
milky
milky
Basheera Daakoo , that's exactly what i wanna know
Plaideyes
Plaideyes
Was not aware of this ... thanks!
TJ SISTER
TJ SISTER
Boy, it's getting harder now! 😒
Player #22062317
Player #22062317
I know some Zimmerman's living in Thackerville Okla.
Player #8393153
Player #8393153
Player #4663779, Zimmerman not identified