Question

1. why did many americans see the zimmermann note as reason for entering world war i? germany revealed a plan to attack ocean liners with submarine missiles. russian revolutionaries promised a separate peace with germany after removal of the czar. spanish diplomats insulted the president of the united states. germany had offered an incentive to mexico to declare war on the united states.

Explanation:

The Zimmermann Note was a secret telegram from Germany to Mexico. It proposed that if the U.S. entered World War I on the Allied - side, Mexico should declare war on the U.S. in return for German support in regaining territory lost to the U.S. This enraged Americans and was seen as a threat to national security, thus becoming a reason for the U.S. to enter the war.

Answer:

Germany had offered an incentive to Mexico to declare war on the United States.