Zimmermann Telegram
Arthur Zimmermann · 1917
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Description
Arthur Zimmermann, Germany's foreign chief, sent his famed telegram in 1917. The secret offer invites Mexico to join a war on America. Texas and the Southwest are dangled as the prize for joining.
British codebreakers seize the message and pass it to Washington with care. American papers print it, and public fury sweeps the neutral nation. Within weeks, the United States declares war on Germany at last. One intercepted cable thus swings the whole Great War's balance. Few single messages in history have changed so much so fast for so many. Germany's bid for a second front collapsed the moment it leaked.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Arthur Zimmermann |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1917 |
| COLLECTION | DOCUMENTS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1165 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Wikisource |