American sympathies gradually turned from Germany to the UK for almost three years before #WoodrowWilson asked for a declaration of war on #ThisDayInHistory in 1917. Reasoning always centred on Germany's #UnrestrictedSubmarineWarfare, though the #ZimmermannTelegram did not help.

#tweetfromalternatehistory 1917 #OnThisDay German Foreign Secretary Arthur #Zimmermann sends #Zimmermanntelegram leading to US-led peace four power peace talks between him, Arthur Balfour, Aristide Briand hosted by Robert Lansing in New York
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20mm "what if" game set post Zimmermann Telegram in 1917 sees Mexican forces attack disorganised US troops. Crushing win for the Mexicans.

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#OneHourWargames
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NY Times

#OnThisDay in 1917, US newspapers published the text of the #ZimmermannTelegram proposing a German-Mexican alliance, prompting #WoodrowWilson to ask Congress for a declaration of war against #Germany — a turning point in #WorldWarI & world #history...

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