Who was the original audience of the Zimmermann Telegram?

1 Answer
Jun 11, 2017

The German ambassador to Mexico an

Explanation:

The Zimmerman telegram was sent by the German head of their foreign service to his ambassador to Mexico. The telegram proposed a military alliance between Mexico and Germany should the US enter World War I on the side of the British and the French.

The telegram was intercepted by British intelligence and decoded.
The contents of the telegram were shared with the United States and contributed to the United States entering the war on the side of the British and French.

The Mexican government did not respond to the telegram as far as history knows. The Mexican government was promised Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona for declaring war on the US. The US and Mexico were fighting border wars during 1916 but Mexico did not declare war on the US.