Question

What was revealed about Germany when the British intercepted the Zimmerman telegram?

Answer 1

Germany wanted to be Mexico's ally, which would imposes a direct threat to the United States.  The British decrypted the code in 19early 17 but they didn't reveal right away what they had found because in the people of America had harsh/anti-German feelings. A couple months later (still 1917) the USA... more like Congress declared war against the Germans.

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Answer 2

Germany was ready to increase their war effort with renewed submarine warfare, and wanted to keep the United States out of the war in Europe.

Explanation:

As Germany decided to resume unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic, the idea behind the telegram was that Mexico would engage in war with the United States, which would keep US forces and funding occupied on its own continent and prevent them from jumping into the war in Europe.

Here is the decoded text of the telegram sent by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann to the German ambassador to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt:

• 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 of 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.