1. Zimmerman Note By: Sarah Waldron

2. http://www.google.com/img res?imgurl=http://www.stat e.gov/cms_images/germany _map_2007- worldfactbook2.jpg&imgrefu rl=http://www.state.gov/ The Zimmerman Note played a major role in the United States decision to enter World War I. Thesis: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http ://psephos.adam- carr.net/countries/g/germany

3. In 1917, Germany sent a note ( the Zimmerman note) to Mexico, telling it to declare war on the United States http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://geology.com/world/m exico-map.gif http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.euroteam.net/ flash/EventImages/enriqueiglesias.jpg

4. The British intercepted this note and warned the US of what Germany had done http://www.google.com/imgre s?imgurl=http://trcs.wikispaces.com http://www.go ogle.com/imgr es?imgurl=http ://www.epa.go v/enviro/facts/i mg/ http://www.google.com/im gres?imgurl=http://www.ma ps-of-britain.co.uk

5. The United States did not believe Britain at first, and actually thought the note was forged by the British themselves. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.topnews. in/files

6. Eventually the United States learned that Britain was telling the truth and Zimmerman himself confessed to it "I cannot deny it. It is true." http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:// faculty.nwacc.edu/abrown

7. The U.S did eventually join in WWI, and the Zimmerman note contributed to this http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://w ww.loc.gov/rr/program