English
Which inference can a reader make based on the
information in the passage?
Albe
On January 16, 1917, in a clear attempt to convince the
Mexican government to help Germany in the war, Arthur
Zimmermann, the German foreign secretary, sent a
telegram to Count von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador in Washington. The foreign secretary wanted
to be certain that this message reached von Bernstorff, so
he made arrangements for it to be carried aboard a U-
boat to Sweden and from there to Washington through
diplomatic channels.
- The Dark Game,
Paul Janeczko
The message Zimmermann wanted to send to von
Bernstorff was very important.
Count von Bernstorff was expecting the message.
© U-boats were designed to transport messages
securely.
Zimmermann wanted to reach out to the Mexican
government for support.