On february 24, when hall sensed that the zimmermann telegram would tip the balance in favor of the u. s. joining the allied forces, the british home secretary presented the telegram to president wilson. one week later, news of the zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of american newspapers. on april 6, 1917, the congress of the united states declared war on germany and its allies. which inference can be made based on the information in the excerpt?

The Americans were persuaded to join the war against Germany after seeing the telegram.

Explanation:

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In this excerpt, we learn that Great Britain believed that the contents of the telegram would convince the United States to join the war. Therefore, they sent the telegram to the president. Moreover, we also learn that after the contents of the telegram became known, the United States declared war on Germany. This suggests that the Americans were persuaded to join the war after seeing the contents of the telegram.

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