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The Zimmerman Telegram was source of communication used by Germany and Mexico in efforts to take control of the United States.

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President Wilson on the Sussex Pledge:

"Unless the Imperial German Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of warfare against passenger and freight carrying vessels this Government can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the Government of the German Empire altogether."

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The Lusitania was a British passenger ship with 127 American civilians on board. It sank in May 1915, and 40% of the passengers died.

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Germany thought the risk of using Unrestricted Submarine Warfare to create a blockade in order to starve Britain outweighed any risk of war w U.S. from possibly hitting their passenger ships.

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Germany pledged not to sink any more passenger ships again (lasted until November)

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There was some promise that if Mexico joined the Central Powers then they could provide financial support and peace to Mexico. Also Germany said that they can give Mexico land that the US took.

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There was some promise that if Mexico joined the Central Powers then they could provide financial support and peace to Mexico. Also Germany said that they can give Mexico land that the US took.

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1. The Sussex was a French ship that Germany torpedoed, when the US got mad Germany promised not to sink any more passenger ships
2. Germany broke this pledge with the sinking of the Lusitania, killing many Americans
3. Germany broke their pledge after  6 months (Made the promise in May, broke it in November)

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"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: we make war together, we make peace together, general financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona..."- Zimmerman 

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"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: we make war together, we make peace together, general financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona..."- Zimmerman 

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Quote from a newspaper article prior to the ship setting sail

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Quote from a newspaper article prior to the ship setting sail

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"TRAVELLERS intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies" IMPERIAL GERMAN EMBASSY 1915

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The Zimmerman Telegram was the tipping point for America to join the war

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the Zimmerman telegram said that Germany  would sink US passenger ships even if it would break the Sussex pledge -saachi

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President Wilson was infuriated by the Sussex sinking, as he “considered the sacred and indisputable rules of international law and the universally recognized dictates of humanity.”

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This political cartoon shows what the Germans promised to give Mexico if they joined the war