Threats from Germans in WWII

[Reverend Joe]

I believe that was from the Great War; Imperial Germany tried to incite Mexico to attack the United States to distract them from the war in Europe. However, the message, the Zimmerman note (thank you, Wiki... forgot the name of it) was intercepted by the US, and was our primary reason (as in the "trigger" reason) for entering the Great War.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

So it wasn't WWII?

[Reverend Joe]

So it wasn't WWII?

Maybe; but I wouldn't know about it. The Zimmerman note is the most similar instance that I know of, so I just threw that out there.

[discovery1]

The Zimmerman telegram is the most ridiculous thing ever. Why would GER think that the Mexicans would attack the US while they are fighting a civil war?

Any way, the only thing like this I've heard of is the above telegram, which was in WWI. Mexico was not courted by GER as far as I know in WWII.

[ShadesPanther]

Actually Britain intercepted the Telegram. Which was sent 3 different ways, All intercepted by the British