Zimmerman Telegram
History:
In 1848, Mexico lost half of their land to the United States.
Mexico was very angry and sought revenge. Germany
didn’t want the United States to keep sending troops to
attack them, so they sent a telegram, created by
Arthur Zimmerman, to Mexico asking them if they wanted
to join them in attacking the United States. In return,
Germany said that they would help get Mexico’s land
recover from the United States. Germany wanted to keep
the United States distracted so they wouldn’t join the war
in Europe.
Mexico was very angry and sought revenge. Germany
didn’t want the United States to keep sending troops to
attack them, so they sent a telegram, created by
Arthur Zimmerman, to Mexico asking them if they wanted
to join them in attacking the United States. In return,
Germany said that they would help get Mexico’s land
recover from the United States. Germany wanted to keep
the United States distracted so they wouldn’t join the war
in Europe.
Influence of Cryptography and Flaw in
the Code:
the Code:
The catch was, Arthur Zimmermann’s telegram was in
code. It was a jumble of numbers. When the telegram
was sent, it was intercepted by the British. The British
deciphered the telegram, revealing Germany’s plan.
The British told the United States, pulling them into the
war against Germany. Germany’s plan to distract the
United States from joining the war in Europe backfired,
starting a new conflict between the United States and
Germany. Later in the war, the Germans would lose to the
United States after a deadly war.
code. It was a jumble of numbers. When the telegram
was sent, it was intercepted by the British. The British
deciphered the telegram, revealing Germany’s plan.
The British told the United States, pulling them into the
war against Germany. Germany’s plan to distract the
United States from joining the war in Europe backfired,
starting a new conflict between the United States and
Germany. Later in the war, the Germans would lose to the
United States after a deadly war.
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12 comments:
That is awesome how the British deciphered the code! I would think it would probably go the opposite way. But, what was the code?And, was this during World War I, or was it World War II?
The Zimmerman telegram is a super interesting topic! How long did it take for the British to crack it? Was there a flaw in the code? That code looks pretty hard to crack to me. Who deciphered the code anyway? I think things would have been way different if the British were not able to crack the code.
I think it's interesting that the British managed to crack the code, even though England isn't really directly between Germany and Mexico. On the other hand, I think your post was a bit short.
Great blog about the Zimmerman Telegram! I like the background information given. But what was the Zimmerman telegram like? Also, how was it invented? You also might want to add the dates to give more details but great overall!
When Hitler found out that Zimmerman had failed him, did he kill him? It is a good thing we found out the code or we would also have Mexico to deal with.
The blog post was great and very clear! I was wondering how the British decrypted the code and what might of given them a clue on how to crack it?
I am interested to hear what the cipher was. Also I am kind of confused if the code was an actual telegram like what you mentioned in the paragraph, or if it was just a document like the picture showed?
I think the history of how this was used is very fascinating. However, what is a telegram, is a messaging device? And was there a pattern to the code or did it switch it up every time? Did anyone else help with creating the Zimmerman Telegram? Was there a specific group of people that deciphered the code in Britain?
I think this history about your research was great. It was good that the British figured it out. Was this in WWI or in WWII? Also, what is a telegram? Who figuered out the code on the British side?
So it's Zimmerman's fault that Germany lost the war?
I really liked the photo that showed the form of the zimmerman telegram which was a bunch of numbers
I think that is is cool how the british deciphered the code. But it does not give much detail.
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