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
O form an alliance between Germany and the United States
O convince several western states to secede from the United States
Obring Mexico into World War I on the side of Great Britain and France
O gain Mexican support for Germany if the United States declared war
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