The incident of the Zimmermann Telegram is a real historical fact. Germany did propose Mexico to invade the United States in order to keep them out of Europe even if war was declared. Mexico was offered the territories of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, that it lost during the Mexican-American war. Also, as depicted in the film, the telegram was sent to the German ambassador in Mexico City (one Heinrich von Eckardt), was indeed intercepted by Britain, decrypted and given to President Woodrow Wilson, who did wait for confirmation. In the end, Mexico, which was in the middle of a civil war, refused the German proposal.
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