Zimmermann+Note



The Zimmermann note was the one of the main reasons that the U.S got into WW1. Arthur Zimmermann wrote to Mexico asking them to declare war on the U.S, the note said, "WE shall endeavor to keep the United States nuetral. I n the event of this not succeeding ,we make Mexico proposal of alliance ...:Make war together, make peace together, ...., and ....Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Informatoin provided by: America Pathways to the Present modern american history (U.S. History Book) page 421-422 Picture provided by : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Zimmermann-telegramm-offen.jpg