History's Lessons: The Zimmerman Telegram

History's Lessons: The Zimmerman Telegram
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One hundred years ago, a crisis in Mexican-American relations changed the course of history. Front pages blared the news that would precipitate U.S. entry into World War I: the publication of the legendary Zimmermann Telegram. The American people—up to then decidedly isolationist—read the shocking news that Germany was trying to induce Mexico to invade the United States. Public opinion turned on a dime. 

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