Question

Why did Zimmermann choose to send the message through the U.S. State Department? The German U-boat was grounded because it needed repairs. The Americans planned to enter the war and side with the Germans. The content of the message was extraordinarily important. The safest way of transmitting messages was by telegram.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The right answer is option c. The content of the message was extraordinarily important. This was the reason that he sent it twice firstly by the U-boat and then it was because of the urgency of the message be send it again upon delaying once. Therefore, it is evident that the message was extremely important to be delivered to the destination.