In 1916 Woodrow Wilson was elected President for a second term, largely because of the slogan "He kept us out of war." After the sinking of the Lusitania.

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In 1916 Woodrow Wilson was elected President for a second term, largely because of the slogan "He kept us out of war." After the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmermann Telegram, on April 6, 1917, U.S. Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war against Germany, the U.S. House of Representatives endorses the declaration by a vote of 373 to 50, and America formally enters World War I.

After war is declared on Germany, German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann attempted to send a telegram to German Minister of Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt in January of The British managed to intercept this coded message and were able to decipher it.

Within this secret message, Zimmermann revealed Germany's plan to restart unrestricted submarine warfare as well as offered Mexico territory from the United States if Mexico were to declare war on the United States.

After Britain shares the information with America, the American public now felt the war was being brought to their own land. The Zimmermann Telegram helped change public opinion in the United States away from isolationism and toward joining World War I with the Triple Entente.

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. You will inform the President of the above most secretly as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States of America is certain and add the suggestion that he should, on his own initiative, invite Japan to immediate adherence and at the same time mediate between Japan and ourselves. Please call the President's attention to the fact that the ruthless employment of our submarines now offers the prospect of compelling England in a few months to make peace. Zimmermann