Question
INTELLIGENCE REPORT:
"We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal or alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you. You will inform the President of the above most secretly as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States of America is certain and add the suggestion that he should, on his own initiative, invite Japan to immediate adherence and at the same time mediate between Japan and ourselves. Please call the President's attention to the fact that the ruthless employment of our submarines now offers the prospect of compelling England in a few months to make peace." Signed, ZIMMERMANN.
READ THE TELEGRAM INTERCEPTED BY THE BRITISH & USE IT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. Mexico accepted the German proposal
2. Germany proposed to send financial assistance to Mexico
3. Germany planned to begin attacking passenger ships again in violation of the Sussex Pledge
4. Germany hoped to provoke the US to join the war and abandon their policy of neutrality
5. Germany claimed that they could possibly win the war in a few months
6. Mexico could potentially, with German assistance, reconquer territory the US had taken in 1848
Using the intelligence report above,
ENTER the code (numbers without punctuation) for all TRUE information in the order that it is provided.
[HINT: there are 2 false reports]
write the correct code
"We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal or alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you. You will inform the President of the above most secretly as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States of America is certain and add the suggestion that he should, on his own initiative, invite Japan to immediate adherence and at the same time mediate between Japan and ourselves. Please call the President's attention to the fact that the ruthless employment of our submarines now offers the prospect of compelling England in a few months to make peace." Signed, ZIMMERMANN.
READ THE TELEGRAM INTERCEPTED BY THE BRITISH & USE IT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. Mexico accepted the German proposal
2. Germany proposed to send financial assistance to Mexico
3. Germany planned to begin attacking passenger ships again in violation of the Sussex Pledge
4. Germany hoped to provoke the US to join the war and abandon their policy of neutrality
5. Germany claimed that they could possibly win the war in a few months
6. Mexico could potentially, with German assistance, reconquer territory the US had taken in 1848
Using the intelligence report above,
ENTER the code (numbers without punctuation) for all TRUE information in the order that it is provided.
[HINT: there are 2 false reports]
write the correct code
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine the correct code from the intelligence report, we need to evaluate each statement's truthfulness:
1. Mexico accepted the German proposal - **FALSE** (There is no indication that Mexico accepted the proposal).
2. Germany proposed to send financial assistance to Mexico - **TRUE** (The telegram mentions "generous financial support").
3. Germany planned to begin attacking passenger ships again in violation of the Sussex Pledge - **TRUE** (The telegram states they will begin "unrestricted submarine warfare").
4. Germany hoped to provoke the US to join the war and abandon their policy of neutrality - **TRUE** (The telegram indicates they intend to keep the US neutral but acknowledges that this may not succeed).
5. Germany claimed that they could possibly win the war in a few months - **TRUE** (The telegram mentions they "offer the prospect of compelling England in a few months to make peace").
6. Mexico could potentially, with German assistance, reconquer territory the US had taken in 1848 - **TRUE** (The telegram states Mexico is to reconquer Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona).
Now we list the true statements:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
The false statements are:
1, which is false.
Therefore, the TRUE statements yield the code as 23546.
The final answer is:
23546
1. Mexico accepted the German proposal - **FALSE** (There is no indication that Mexico accepted the proposal).
2. Germany proposed to send financial assistance to Mexico - **TRUE** (The telegram mentions "generous financial support").
3. Germany planned to begin attacking passenger ships again in violation of the Sussex Pledge - **TRUE** (The telegram states they will begin "unrestricted submarine warfare").
4. Germany hoped to provoke the US to join the war and abandon their policy of neutrality - **TRUE** (The telegram indicates they intend to keep the US neutral but acknowledges that this may not succeed).
5. Germany claimed that they could possibly win the war in a few months - **TRUE** (The telegram mentions they "offer the prospect of compelling England in a few months to make peace").
6. Mexico could potentially, with German assistance, reconquer territory the US had taken in 1848 - **TRUE** (The telegram states Mexico is to reconquer Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona).
Now we list the true statements:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
The false statements are:
1, which is false.
Therefore, the TRUE statements yield the code as 23546.
The final answer is:
23546