What Is the Significance of the Interception of the Zimmermann

question 71

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the interception of the Zimmermann telegram?

• A) It showed that Germany had no interest in collaborating with Mexico and thereby strengthened the trust between the United States and Mexico.
• B) It announced Germany's decision to wage unrestricted submarine warfare and caused angered Americans to call for war.
• C) It announced the addition of three countries to the Central Powers, leading the United States to stall entering the war.
• D) It caused the United States to break diplomatic relations with Germany and begin sending supplies to the Allies.
• E) It tipped off J. Edgar Hoover that Germans had infiltrated the FBI and caused the government to clamp down on background checks.

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