What can be concluded from the excerpt about how the telegram contributed to US entry into World War I?
Read the excerpt from the Zimmermann Telegram sent
from Germany to Mexico in 1917
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.
O The United States felt betrayed by Mexico
O Germany's request for money angered the United
States.
O Germany's offer of land posed a direct threat to the
United States
O The United States wanted to support Mexico in its
conflict with Germany

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