4. How did the Zimmerman Telegram affect the United States participation in WWI?
A. The Zimmerman Telegram made Americans paranoid about fighting Germany, thus strengthening the resolve to stay out of the war.
B. The Zimmerman Telegram did little to change Americans’ minds; the sinking of the Lusitania did much more to motivate them to join WWI.
C. The Zimmerman Telegram, along with the submarine attacks, outraged the American public and strengthened support behind joining the war.
D. The Zimmerman Telegram reaffirmed Mexico’s loyalty to its alliance with the United States, boosting American confidence to join the war.

cThe Zimmerman Telegram, along with the submarine attacks, outraged the American public and strengthened support behind joining the war.

the options of this question are:

a) president wilson’s desire to form the league of nations  

b) germany’s desire for reasonable conditions of surrender and fair treatment.  

c)europe’s desire to maintain original pre-war borders  

d) the allies’ desire to seek retribution for germany’s actions

the correct answer is d) the allies’ desire to seek retribution for germany’s actions.

the allies’ desire to seek retribution for germany’s actions had the greatest influence on how germany was treated after world war i.

it is estimated that the cost of wwi was around 260 billion dollars, and the allies wanted germany to pay a big part for the losses. the allies also wanted to impose land losses as well as limit the army of germany and confiscate their industrial resources to apply the retribution.

in the united states, president woodrow wilson created the fourteen points to be delivered to germany, as a peace program. he presented these documents to the u.s. congress in january 1918.