The
Zimmerman telegram (translation), a message from Germany to the German
ambassador in the United States was intercepted and its
contents revealed to the public. Germany was urging an
alliance with Mexico, and promising them the return of
the southwestern United States if they would fight the
United States with them. This outraged American public
opinion and pushed the United States closer to war.
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