Why was the Zimmermann Telegram important to New Mexico’s role in world affairs?

The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret German message proposing an alliance with Mexico if the United States entered World War I. Germany promised to help Mexico recover territory it had lost to the United States, hoping Mexico would attack the U.S. This made the telegram important to New Mexico, a U.S. border state, because it revealed Germany’s plan to use Mexico against the United States.

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