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The Zimmerman Telegram suggested that Mexico ally itself with Germany against the United States. What did the telegram convince Congress to do?

invade Mexico
give back Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona to Mexico
declare war on Germany
ask that the United States ally itself with Germany too

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Declare war on Germany.

The Zimmerman Telegram—an intercepted German proposal that Mexico ally with Germany against the U.S. (and recover Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona)—helped push public and congressional opinion toward entering World War I; Congress declared war on Germany in April 1917.