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Nara: Teaching With Documents: The Zimmerman Telegram Lesson PlanNara: Teaching With Documents: The Zimmerman Telegram Lesson Plan
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US National Archives
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9th - 10th
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Nara: Teaching With Documents: The Zimmerman Telegram

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This is an excellent resource for anyone intersted in the Zimmermann Telegram: click to see the original coded message, the decoded message, and read about the implications of the telegram. This National Archives and Records Administration site also includes teaching suggestions.

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cryptography

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telegram, german alliance with mexico, nara, national archives, national archives and records administration, zimmermann telegram, zimmerman telegram

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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