Zimmermann Telegram True or False

1. Where did the group known as Room 40 decode and translate the Zimmermann Telegram? -> Inside the British Admiralty Building in London
2. Why did Germany have to use American telegram cables to send the Zimmermann telegram? -> Britain cut Germany's cables.
3. What did the encryption used in the Zimmermann Telegram substitute for words? -> Strings of numbers
4. What did the British government want to use the Zimmermann Telegram for? -> To get the U.S. to enter the war
5. Why was it important for Room 40 to pretend that the telegram had been obtained after it had been decoded? -> They didn't want anyone to know which room they were actually working in.

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