the zimmerman telegram of 1917 was to change the course of wwi. as a primary source analyse and answer the below questions what
can you infer from the primary source about the purpose of this piece of literature? how did the author intend for his work to be taken and used? ( author was arthur zimmerman the german foreign secretary in 1917) was he trying to be controversial or calming? how does it all influence the meaning of the piece?
The Zimmerman telegram clearly helped draw the United States into the war and thus changed the course of history. This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of State.
The note revealed a plan to renew unrestricted submarine warfare and to form an alliance with Mexico and Japan if the United States declared war on Germany. The message was intercepted by the British and passed on to the United States; its publication caused outrage and contributed to the U.S. entry into World War I.
Heinrich von Eckardt
On January 16, 1917, British code breakers intercepted an encrypted message from Zimmermann intended for Heinrich von Eckardt, the German ambassador to Mexico.
Explanation:
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He wanted to start trade deals between the US and Japanese. He wanted Japan to open up, because the Japanese had been mainly isolated for hundreds of years.
In Wilson's Fourteen Points, the main goal of removing German troops from occupied lands was to restore dignity and independence to those countries. I hope this helps :)
