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The Zimmerman Telegram was a telegram from Germany asking Mexico to attack the United States. The British intercepted it and sent it to the Americans.

Also, unrestricted U-Boat warfare had been reinstated recently and American ships were being sunk again.

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i thought it was the assassination of ferdinand?

Answer: The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand provoked Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia, which dragged the rest of Europe into World War I. The assassination, however, was of no grand concern of the average United States citizen.

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There were three main events that led to USA's full involvement in WW1.

Including: The sinking of the Lusitania

The Zimmerman telegram

And the Unrestricted submarine warfare (done by German U-Boats)

Previously, involvement in WW1 included shipment of weaponry and technology.

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