The Zimmermann telegram (or Zimmermann note or Zimmermann cable) was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office on January 17, 1917, that proposed a military contract between the German Empire and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.

In January 1917, the British intercepted a coded telegram from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to Germany's ambassador to Mexico that offered to assist Mexico in reconquering U.S. territory in exchange for joining the Central Powers against the Allies should the United States declare war.

2017年3月1日 · One popular political cartoon even depicted a copy of the Zimmermann Telegram literally blowing up in the face of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II.

2012年3月19日 · The Temptation - a political cartoon about the Zimmerman telegram published in the Dallas Morning News: Date: 2 March 1917: Source: http://cges.georgetown.edu/files/Working_Paper_Boghardt_6-04.pdf: Author: Unknown author: Permission (Reusing this file)

A British political cartoon in early 1917 relates to the so-called Zimmerman telegraph between Germany and Mexico that called on Mexico to join the Central Powers and thereby regain its...

2012年2月24日 · Satirical cartoon of the Zimmermann note being disovered by the US. "Exploding in his hands" - a political cartoon about the Zimmermann Telegram, depicted as a bomb exploding in Kaiser Wilhelm II's hands.

2020年2月6日 · A WWI political cartoon showing a hand with the imperial German eagle symbol on its sleeve carving up a map of the Southwestern United States. Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas are labeled "For Mexico." California is labeled "For Japan(?)"

2016年12月11日 · Political Cartoon 1917: Zimmerman Note. This political cartoon titled “The Temptation” was published March 2 1917. The Zimmerman Note was Germany’s attempt to recruit Mexico as an ally during WWI.

Included is background on the Zimmerman Telegram, one of 4 reasons for the U.S. entering World War One. There is an 11-slide PowerPoint showing relevant political cartoons from 1917, details on the declaration of war and more.

A comic about the infamous “Zimmerman Telegram” 5 years ago; #historical political cartoon; #zimmerman telegram