The proud tower, the pulitzer prizewinning the guns of august, and the zimmermann telegram comprise barbara w. Zimmermann telegram wikisource, the free online library. An analysis of the zimmermann telegram, based on a conversation with david kahn, author of the codebreakers. Named for its author, the german minister of foreign affairs arthur zimmermann, the socalled zimmermann telegram threw a disturbing light on german wartime diplomacy in mexico and it catalyzed the united states entry into the first world war. Britain knew that all was lost unless the united states joined the war, but president wilson was unshakable. The original draft article pdf available in cryptologia 311. This telegram, written by german foreign secretary arthur zimmermann, is a coded message sent to mexico, proposing a military alliance against the united states. The zimmermann telegram also called the zimmermann note was a telegram sent to mexico from germany on january 16, 1917.
Zimmermann telegram simple english wikipedia, the free. Zimmermann telegram, coded message sent january 16, 1917, by german foreign secretary arthur zimmermann to the german minister in mexico. Sep 08, 2016 enlarge pdf link zimmermann telegram zimmermann telegram, 1917. Intercepted by the british, the note revealed a plan to renew unrestricted submarine warfare and to form an alliance with mexico and japan if the u. Zimmermann was the german foreign secretary took care of things with other. Zimmermann telegram international encyclopedia of the first. Telegrama zimmermann primera guerra mundial mexico. The zimmermann telegram or zimmermann note or zimmerman cable was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the german foreign office in january 1917 that proposed a military alliance between germany and mexico.
Zimmermann telegram as received by the german ambassador to mexico nara 302025. Zimmermann implies that mexico can basically do whatever it wants to the u. The zimmermann telegram by barbara tuchmann is a key work examining the question of what prompted the u. He then tells the german ambassador to mexico to tell the mexican president all of the above as soon as the u. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Tuchmans classic histories of the first world war era in january 1917, the war in europe was, at best, a tragic standoff. Pdf this paper discusses the problem of how to make use of a. This message helped draw the united states into the war and thus changed the course of history.
If the united states entered world war i against germany, mexico would recover texas, arizona, and new mexico. In rare instances, a publisher has elected to have a zero moving wall, so their current issues are available. The moving wall represents the time period between the last issue available in jstor and the most recently published issue of a journal. It is named for the german man who sent it, arthur zimmermann. Switch, if oem from japan see powerstroke bible 2sc c datasheet, cross reference, circuit and application notes adtasheet pdf format c, 2sc.
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