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6 October, 08:20

We intend to begin on the first of February

unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall

endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States

of America neutral. In the event of this not

succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of

alliance on the following basis: make war

together, make peace together, generous financial

support and an understanding on our part that

Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas,

New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in

detail is left to you ...

- Telegram of January 19, 1917

This telegram was part of an effort to

(1) form an alliance between Germany and the

United States

(2) convince several western states to secede

from the United States

(3) bring Mexico into World War I on the side of

Great Britain and France

(4) enlist Mexican support for Germany if the

United States declared war

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  1. 6 October, 08:44
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    This telegram was part of an effort to " (4) enlist Mexican support for Germany if the United States declared war" This type of submarine warfare is what brought the US into the war.
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