Officially World War I ended with the Armistice of November 11, 1918. However, there were numerous events, some of which even took place in the previous year, that resulted in its ending, even though their consequences were not completely perceived until 1918. This is the list of events of 1917 and 1918 that changed the course of World War I and, the course of history.
Zimmerman Telegram (January 1917)
Zimmermann Telegramm Decrypted and Translated
In January 1917 the British intercepted a message in which German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann asked Mexico to enter the war as Germanies ally, promising that Germany would help regain the “lost provinces” of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. This, as well as the sinking of U.S. merchant ships during unrestricted submarine warfare, prompted US Congress to decide to enter the war against Germany.
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