Zimmerman Note

By: Sarah Waldron

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The Zimmerman Note played a major role in theUnited States decision to enter World War I.

Thesis:

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In 1917, Germany sent a note ( the Zimmerman note) to Mexico, telling it to declare war on the United States

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The British intercepted this note and warned the US of what Germany had done

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The United States did not believe Britain at first, and actually thought the note was forged by the British themselves.

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Eventually the United States learned that Britain was telling the truth and Zimmerman himselfconfessed to it

"I cannot deny it. It is true."

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The U.S did eventually join in WWI, and the Zimmerman note contributed to this

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