Zimmermann telegram - Wikipedia
The Zimmermann telegram (or Zimmermann note or Zimmermann cable) was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office on January 17, 1917, that proposed a military contract between the German Empire and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.
Zimmermann Telegram | Facts, Text, & Outcome | Britannica
Jan 4, 2025 · Zimmermann Telegram, coded telegram sent January 16, 1917, by German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to the German minister in Mexico. 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.
What was the Zimmermann Telegram? - HISTORY
May 21, 2014 · The Secret History of the Zimmermann Telegram. The explosive document helped speed America’s entry into World War I.
Zimmermann Telegram - National WWI Museum and Memorial
The telegram was considered perhaps Britain’s greatest intelligence coup of World War I and, coupled with American outrage over Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare, was the tipping point persuading the U.S. to join the war.
Zimmermann Telegram (1917) - National Archives
Aug 22, 2022 · In January of 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
INTEL - The Zimmermann Telegram - Intelligence.gov
On January 17, 1917 British signals intelligence intercepted and decrypted a coded German telegram from German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann that was intended for Germany’s ambassador to Mexico.
The Zimmermann Telegram - National Archives
Jun 2, 2021 · In January 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
Zimmermann Telegram in World War I - ThoughtCo
Apr 3, 2019 · The Zimmermann Telegram was a diplomatic note sent by the German Foreign Office to Mexico in January 1917 which proposed a military alliance between the two nations should the United States enter World War I (1914-1918) on the side of the Allies.
The Zimmermann Telegram | National Archives
Jul 7, 2023 · —1938 study by the War Department Office of the Chief Signal Officer. The Zimmermann telegram was intercepted by the British and passed along to the Americans. It helped pressure President Wilson to ask Congress for a declaration of war against Germany in 1917. (National Archives Identifier 302025)
Document Deep Dive: What Did the Zimmermann Telegram Say?
Aug 20, 2012 · On January 17, 1917, British code breakers in Room 40, the cryptoanalysis office of Great Britain’s Naval Intelligence, intercepted a telegram from Germany. At first, they suspected the coded...
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