Fragmented Audiences & Consciousness (4)
On this present day in 1917, the textual content of the so-called Zimmermann Telegram, a message from the German international secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance within the case of struggle between the United States and Germany, is revealed on the front pages of newspapers throughout America.
What was the American response? President Wilson saw his citizens change their neutral tone once the telegram was printed. On April 2, 1917, Wilson requested Congress to declare war on Germany. 4 days later, on April sixth, the war decision was handed and the US started to deal with Europe’s issues. Whether or not the US would ultimately have entered the conflict with out the Zimmerman Telegram is up for debate, but the message seemingly sped up the method.
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