What is the purpose of the Zimmerman telegram?

What are the consequences of the Zimmerman telegram?

What is the historical significance of the Zimmerman telegram?

the purpose was to make mexico attack the U.S

Explanation:

they did not want america to get into ww1. the consequence is that this made nationalism grow more and to push for america to enter ww1. while mexico did not look at the telegraph as anything significant since they weren't as powerful as american and they where dealing with a revolution. it is significant because it was considered the final straw for america to enter ww1 not the main one but one significant event.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

b. introduce the core ideas of the new government.