Zimmermann Telegram

Who was James W. Gerard?

• Former U.S. lawyer who sent over the Telegram

• President during WW1; created Sussex pledge

• President of mexico who received the Telegram

• Creator of the Telegram

What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?

• Germany wanted Mexico to join the war and fight against the US.
• Germany wanted Mexico to stay out of the war.

Who did Germany send the Zimmerman telegram to?

• France
• Mexico
• Great Britain
• Canada

The President of the USA during WWI was...

• Herbert Hoover
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Harry S. Truman
• Woodrow Wilson

Which of the following reasons was a DIRECT CAUSE of the USA entering WWI?

• the Treaty of Versailles
• the Zimmerman telegraph
• the bombing of Pearl Harbor
• the assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Who decoded the Zimmermann Telegram?

• Arthur Zimmermann

• Admiral Sir William Reginald Hall

• James W. Gerard

• President Wilson

What land would Mexico gain?

• Maryland, Wisconsin, Florida

• California, New Mexico, Texas

• New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

• Arizona, Texas, New mexico

What were the names of the two major ships that had previously sunk?

• Titanic

• Lusitania

• Sussex

• Mayflower

When did America officially join WW1?

• April 6, 1917

• April 2, 1917

• April 6, 1719

• January 9, 2018

When was the Sussex pledge created?

• April 6, 1917

• June 3, 1979

• May 4, 1916

• July 7, 1890