Zimmermann Telegram Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Zimmermann Telegram? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What dispute led to the Mexican-American War in 1848?
A disagreement over the Texas-Mexico border
Anger over Texans wearing large cowboy hats
An offensive joke made by a rodeo clown
A stolen barbecue sauce recipe
Q. What was one result of the Mexican-American War?
The U.S. gained a lot of land that had been part of Mexico.
The U.S. became a superpower feared by everyone.
The League of Nations was created.
Jalapeños were banned in the U.S.
Q. What was Germany's goal when they encouraged Mexico to re-conquer land they lost in the Mexican-American War?
Germany needed a diversion to distract the U.S. from their own brutal naval maneuvers.
Germans were huge Mavs fans and thought they'd get season tickets.
Germany wanted to land war planes at LAX.
Germany was trying to lure Mexico into a trap.
Q. Which of the following was a likely outcome of Germany resuming unrestricted submarine warfare?
Germany would sink U.S. ships, forcing the U.S. to declare war.
Germany would sink U.S. ships and blame it on Mexico.
Germany would sink pirate ships, making everyone happy.
Germany would sink its own ships, making everyone laugh.
Q. What events had caused the war in Europe prior to the Zimmermann Telegram?
Tangled alliances between nations and the assassination of an Austrian archduke
No one really knows; they just woke up to war happening one morning
Arguments over the cancellation of the 1916 Berlin Olympics
Xenophobia and fascism mixed together to make a deadly cocktail