9. Explain how the Zimmermann telegram was a cause for the US entering WWI.(1 point)
- The Zimmermann telegram outlined an attack on Pearl Harbor.
- The Zimmermann telegram showed Germany trying to bribe Britain into attacking the US.
- The Zimmerman telegram showed Germany trying to bribe France into attacking the US.
- The Zimmermann telegram showed Germany's foreign secretary instructing the German minister in Mexico to urge Mexico to attack the US if the US declared war on Germany.
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The Zimmermann telegram showed Germany's foreign secretary instructing the German minister in Mexico to urge Mexico to attack the US if the US declared war on Germany. This aggressive and provocative act by Germany raised serious concerns and tensions between the US and Germany, ultimately leading to the US entering WWI in April 1917. The interception and public release of the telegram by British intelligence also fueled anti-German sentiment in the US and played a significant role in swaying public opinion towards entering the war.