George Kennan’s long telegram was sent from Moscow to Washington containing information about Soviet Union. While observing the way in which the Soviet Union functioned and the beliefs they held true about their own societies structure‚ Kennan provided information in regards to the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. The primary theme of the document is underlining the differences of ideals between the United States and the Soviet Union. The primary ideal between the Soviet
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the Zimmerman Telegram was sent ultimately to the Mexican president Venustiano Carranza by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire‚ Arthur Zimmerman who had the intention to slow us down from entering the war. Mexico declined Germany’s offer because Mexico knew it could not beat us‚ but on February Germany still implemented unrestricted submarine warfare and assumed that we would declare war on Germany and enter World War 1. After British intelligence intercepted the telegram and recognized
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Author and purpose The "Zimmermann Note" was a diplomatic communication sent by Arthur Zimmermann‚ the German Foreign Minister‚ in January 1917‚ during World War I. Zimmermann wrote the note intending to ally with Germany and Mexico if the United States entered the war against Germany. The purpose of the Zimmerman Note was to propose a military alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States. In the note‚ Germany promised Mexico the territories of Texas‚ New Mexico‚ and Arizona if Mexico
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would ultimately pull America into the fray‚ chose to reach out to Mexico making the promise that if Mexico were to ally with Germany they would return the land that was lost during the Mexican-American War. That message‚ now known as the Zimmerman Telegram‚ was intercepted by British intelligence and shared with United States. When this made news headlines‚ the American people were outraged as Germany started to
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p The long Telegram and It’s impact on the Truman Doctrine George Kennan’s long telegram had many impacts on the American foreign policy. Its influence can be seen directly through the Truman Doctrine in 1947. The Long Telegram influenced Truman’s doctrine of containment‚ and it opened the eyes of many Washington officials as to how dangerous the Soviets and more specifically communism was. George Kennan’s Long Telegram was a reply as to why the Soviets weren’t supporting the World Bank and
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Woodrow Wilson would end up winning the presidential election of 1916 and would become the first Democrat to be elected for two consecutive terms since Andrew Jackson in 1832. However‚ things would change in 1917 when a German telegram was intercepted by Great Britain. The telegram was a threat to the United States. On April 2‚ 1917‚ President Wilson gave an address to Congress and asked them to declare war on Germany. In his address‚ “Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine
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of the February/March Revolution‚ the situation seemed to begin to lean in favor for German forces. However‚ the situation was about to become much more complicated as a new power enters the war; with the interception and decryption of the Zimmermann Telegram on March 1st of 1917 by British forces‚ a plot by the Germans
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April 6‚ 1917‚ the day that the United States entered in a war with the world. In the early years of World War 1 the United States wasn’t involved. The war itself started on July 28‚ 1914. The main countries involved at the start of the war were Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Serbia‚ and Italy on the Allied side. The Central Powers consisted of Germany‚ Bulgaria‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire. The war started because Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
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The message consisted of Zimmermann proposing a Mexican-German alliance in the war between the United States and Germany. The telegram was intercepted and deciphered by British intelligence in January of 1917. Count Johann von Bernstorff‚ the ambassador‚ was told by Zimmermann “in the event [that the United States is drawn into the war] we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: we
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The decrypted telegram says the following: “We intent to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep 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
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