Just when US President Trump raised the tariff "stick" and smashed it into Mexico, who would have thought that Mexico would have the idea of invading the United States more than 100 years ago.
Here's the thing: In January 1917, Germany was plunged into a bloody war in France, the British naval blockade strangled the German economy, and King William's government was about to make an important decision: to declare an unrestricted submarine war, which would allow U-boats to attack merchant ships.
There was a potentially huge risk that an attack on a neutral merchant ship would mean the possibility of sinking a U.S. vessel for a possible declaration of war on Germany.
In order to prevent the United States from entering the war to the greatest extent possible, Germany decided to unite with Mexico to contain the United States. German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann sent a telegram to the German ambassador to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckerd: "We are ready to form an alliance with Mexico to help Mexico regain the lost lands of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. "This is the famous Zimmerman Telegram.
In fact, according to Friedrichkatz's book The Secret War in Mexico, then-Mexican President Vinucia Nocaranza did order his government officials to study the German proposal.
Because, in the eyes of Mexico, it was a tempting proposition, and the United States occupied one-third of Mexico's territory in the Mexican-American War of 1847, including what is now California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. With German support, Mexico would have the opportunity to retake Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
However, when Mexican officials studied the proposal, they concluded that Germany would never be able to break through the U.S. blockade to deliver enough ammunition to Mexico, so that Mexico would not have enough support, and even if everything went smoothly as planned, the recapture of the three states would lead to a permanent conflict with the United States.
Mexican officials also raised concerns about how millions of Americans have settled in the three states as decades have passed and that americans will deal with naturalization if Mexico retakes the lost land.
Look at the comparison of the two countries' troops: in 1917, the Mexican army had about 65,000 to 100,000 soldiers. In contrast, although in 1914, the United States army was only 98,000 people, but by the end of 1918, the United States expanded it to 4 million, of which 2 million were sent to France to participate in the war, the United States also had tanks and aircraft, a huge navy, a strong industrial base and a large amount of money. From this point of view, if Mexico and the United States go to war, it will undoubtedly hit the stone with a pebble, even if Mexico pins all its hopes of victory on German aid, it will not help.
In the end, Mexico rejected Germany's offer, and now it seems what a wise decision it was.
Because this top-secret telegram was deciphered by Britain and transmitted to the United States, the United States strengthened its determination to enter the war, and used this as a reason to declare war on Germany in April 1917. As a result, a large number of American soldiers rushed to the European battlefield, greatly accelerating the process of the First World War, and finally defeating Germany.
In 2019, Mexico's "army" of illegal immigrants continues to storm the US border, and US President Trump is furious, so what is the mentality of the Mexican government at this time?
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