which statement best explains how the evidence from this
excerpt leads to the inference that the message
zimmermann sent was important?
to convince the
n the war, arthur
tary, sent a
erman ambassador
anted to be certain
rff, so he made
la u-boat to
through diplomatic
because arthur zimmermann rarely sent telegrams to
von bernstorff, the contents of the message had to be
very important.
because the message was so important and needed to
reach von bernstorff, zimmermann wanted the message
to be carried across the ocean in a u-boat.
the telegram's destination, washington, d. c., suggests
that the contents of the telegram were important to the
germans and the british.
the route the telegram was to take, first to sweden and
then to washington, d. c., supports the idea that the
contents of the message were important.