We shall endeavor . . . to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: . . . generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Signed, Zimmermann.
–Zimmermann Telegram 1917
According to this excerpt from the telegraph, what does Germany want Mexico to do?
A) work to keep the United States neutral
B) propose an alliance to the United States
C) attack the United States
D) offer financial support to the United States