Arthur Zimmermann

calibrating with another person on a quiz, it might help both of the students’ grades and the retention of the concept for future use leading to more opportunities and the more opportunities the more power the students have. Not only sharing ideas in school and in the workplace, it is also important in government. Tensions were high all across the world during the time frame of 1914-1917 due to World War I. America just elected President Woodrow Wilson who is a second term president. He ran for his second term under the slogan “He kept us out of war” (Zimmermann). That slogan was broken in January of 1917 when British cryptographers decoded a telegram from German Minister Arthur Zimmermann to president of Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt. Germany was offering United States territory to Mexico in return for Mexico to join the German cause. (Zimmermann) When the telegram was sent to the Western Union located in Britain, Britain decoded the “Zimmermann” telegram and immediately told the United States of Germany’s intentions. This gave the United States the power because President Wilson could warn the U.S. military to gather materials for the upcoming war. At the end of the war, the allies won and the United States was able to keep the territory originally belonging to Mexico leaving the power of the United States the same. The Silk Road is another example of how sharing ideas help countries to become more powerful. The Silk Road is where goods and ideas are traded amongst Asia…

William Jennings Bryan – Born March 19 1860, Salem Illinois, died July 26, 1925, Dayton Tennessee at the age of 65. Bryan was a father of three children and happily married. His wife was Miss Mary E. Baird, and his children were: Ruth Bryan Owen, Grace Bryan, and William Jennings Bryan Jr. Born in Illinois, Bryan became a Nebraska Congressman in 1890. In the Democratic convention of 1896, Bryan with his Cross of Gold speech that favored free silver, was defeated by William McKinley to become…

On April 2, 1917, in the midst of The Great War, President Woodrow Wilson wrote “War Message” and addressed it to Congress. In this letter, Wilson begins by explaining the tragic deaths of innocent people caused by Germany’s uncivilized submarine attacks on “every vessel that sought to approach either the ports of Great Britain and Ireland or the western coasts of Europe” (Wilson, par 1). He provides Congress with the multiple necessities such as cooperation, money, and at least 500,000 men in…

The book “The Zimmerman Telegram” had many key points, including the importance of keeping “room 40”, the confidential room used for decoding the german telegram code, a secret. Britain needed this room to keep watching germany and their political and military moves. Another point would be the importance of the US and its final decision on either joining the allies or staying neutral. Before the telegram President Woodrow Wilson was very adamant about staying out of the war, and even ran his…

In early 1915, Germany had a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare which meant they could torpedo and sink armed merchant ships but not passenger ships. They broke this policy on march 24th 1916 by attacking a French cross-channel passenger ferry called the Sussex. 50 people died and even though no US citizens were killed, the attack caused president Woodrow Wilson to declare that if Germany continued with this behavior, the US would break diplomatic relations with them. In 1915, the first…

1.) The source is a physical item; specifically a button that indicates President Wilson’s campaign platform. 2.) This item’s message revolves around the maintenance of peace and prosperity in the United States during the First World War 3.) This source is produced during World War I, and it relates to the 1916 Presidential Election. Indicating by the button’s message, Americans were not in favor of war and the United States still remained militarily neutral. The conclusion that Americans were…

against Germany. The posters were to evoke nationalism with each citizen and convince them that this war was just. This wasn’t a war they should just sit and watch but be an active participant in. Cont. paragraph here on Propaganda and response of the people The second reason that impacted Wilson’s decision to go to war, as a result of the sinking of passenger ships, was Germany trying to turn a U.S. ally against them. Therefore, in addition to breaking their promise to America, Germany strove…

ammunition cargo there were also 128 U.S. neutral citizens who were included in the 1,198 people that drowned as a result of the sinking. Even though there were American lives that were lost according to Showalter, “Despite this, the Germans persisted in their intention and, on August 17, sank the Arabic, which also had U.S. and other neutral passengers,” (Showalter, 2015). So with this there was only one course of action that America was left with. Even though they were asking to be left alone…

In April 1917, the United States had the right to enter World War 1 on the side of England, France, and Russia. The reason why the United States had the right to enter is because Germany had already declared war on us and the people of the United States, the Zimmerman Note that Britain intercepted and gave to Wilson which stated an alliance with Mexico, and if we didn’t go to war, England, France, and Russia would have lost the war which would be bad for us if we stayed neutral. Germany used…

According to Dictionary.com the definition of justified is to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be right. World War 1 was utterly tragic. It all started because of Germany. Germany was a threat to the United States Morally, economically and politically. So we had to enter the war whether we wanted to or not. The US was morally, politically and economically justified to wage war on Germany and their allies. America was completely justified at entering the war morally due to what Germany…