Tonight's Topic: "WWI Almanac #02 -- The Zimmermann Telegram"
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For tonight's questions, we return to our recurring topic about the events that occurred nearly 100 years ago during the global conflict known as The Great War.
Of course, as we all know, this war is more commonly known as either "World War One (WWI)" or the "War to End All Wars".
The Zimmermann Telegram refers to a series of diplomatic efforts in early 1917 managed by the German Foreign Minister, Authur Zimmermann.
These efforts were aimed at keeping President Woodrow Wilson and the still neutral America from entering World War One on the side of the Allies and against Germany and its Central Powers partners.
Accordingly -- and at considerable risk of really, really boring you -- we ask you to give us your best answers to the 3 mulitple-choice questions listed below.
Please choose your answers from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "Z", "I", or "T" (if applicable!) for each question.
So, how much do you know about The Zimmermann Telegram?
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| Zimmermann Telegram: Coded, Decoded, Amb Walter Page's Letter |
Question #1: In January of 1917, British Naval cryptographers (in "Room 40") deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt. How did the British get a copy of this "Zimmermann" Telegram?
Z. They bought it from a drunk Western Union clerk in London, or I. They accidentally found a copy of the Telegram lying under a salsa-spashed Tex-Mex menu in the Juarez restaurant frequented by Pancho Villa.
T. They had a spy working for Western Union in Mexico City who bought it or stole it, and then passed it back to the gang in "Room 40"
Question #2: When finally decoded by British Naval Intelligence, what shocking information did the Zimmermann Telegram contain?
Z. "Herr Papa, you are the Vater of a 14-Kilogram bouncing Prussian Junge!", or
I. A German proposal to Mexico of an alliance to make war and peace together, provide financial support, and to help Mexico to reconquer its lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, as well as starting unlimited submarine warfare, or
T. "Congratulations! You may have already won the 1917 Grand Prize from Publishers' Clearinghouse!"
Question #3: Since British Naval Intelligence was monitoring the trans-Atlantic cables from Europe to the U.S. -- including secret American messages -- what did the British government do before telling President Wilson about the Zimmermann Telegram?
Z. Waited several weeks before revealing anything about the document, so the US would not suspect that Britain was also spying on America's communications, or
I. Waited several weeks until Germany broke its pledge to limit submarine warfare and resumed sinking American ships -- thus, gaining popular American support to enter the War on the Allies side, or
T. Both answers "Z" and "I" above are correct.
[SOURCE: Thomas Boghardt, The Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America’s Entry into World War One (2012) ISBN/SKU: 9781612511481]
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[SOURCE: The Washington Times, 20 November 2012]
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