Zimmermann Note

The conflict between the United States and Mexico, fought from 1846 to 1848 was known as ______

• A. The American Revolution

• B. The American War in North America

• C. The Mexican-American War

• D. None of the above

Which of the following states Mexico lost at the end of that war?

• A. Texas and New Mexico

• B. California

• C. Arizona.

• D. All of the above

Who sent the telegram?

• A. Arthur Zimmermann

• B. The German foreign secretary

• C. Both A & B

• D. None of the above

The Zimmermann Telegram was sent from _____ to ____, proposing an alliance in war and peace.

• A. Mexico/Japan

• B. Germany/Mexico

• C. Britain/America

• D. America/Germany

The Zimmermann Telegram was intercepted by the ______ , and shared with the _______.

• A. Mexicans/Japanese

• B. Germans/Americans

• C. Japanese/Germans

• D. British/Americans

______________ cryptologists intercepted and decoded the Zimmermann Telegram when it passed over unsecure cables.

• A. British

• B. Japanese

• C. American

• D. German

After receiving the decoded message, President Wilson released the note to

____ in an attempt to convince lawmakers to pass a law to protect American lives at sea.

• A. Mexico

• B. The Press

• C. Congress

• D. Germany

The US President ______________ maintained a policy that kept the US out of European affairs; however, the Zimmerman Telegram forced him to eventually abandon this stance.

• A. Bill Clinton

• B. Jimmy carter

• C. George Bush

• D. None of the above.

How did Americans respond to news of the Zimmerman Telegram in late February 1917?

• A. They laughed

• B. They were outraged over Germany’s deceit.

• C. They demanded the invasion of Mexico.

• D. The public never learned of the telegram.

What was the unique characteristic of the Zimmerman Telegram?

• A. It was written as a telegram.

• B. It was written as a message

• C. It was written in secret code.

• D. It went to other countries first.