One of the contributing factors to america's initial decision to enter into world war i was the zimmermann note. what were the contents of this telegram sent from germany? a. germany's proposal that upon an alliance with mexico, it would ensure the return of mexican land lost to the united states. b. germany's threat that upon a mexican-american alliance, it would no longer engage in trade activities with mexico. c. germany's insistence that the mexican government refuse to assist the allies with financial or military aid. d. germany's war secrets promised to the mexican government aft

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n: