On January 16, 1917, in a clear attempt to convince the Mexican government to help Germany in the war, Arthur Zimmermann, the German foreign secretary, sent a telegram to Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador in Washington. The foreign secretary wanted to be certain that this message reached von Bernstorff, so he made arrangements for it to be carried aboard a U-boat to Sweden and from there to Washington through diplomatic channels.
—The Dark Game,
Paul Janeczko
Which piece of textual evidence best supports the inference that the message Zimmermann sent was very important? Check all that apply.
“On January 16, 1917”
“a clear attempt to convince the Mexican government to help Germany in the war”
“Arthur Zimmermann . . . sent a telegram to Count von Bernstorff”
“The foreign secretary wanted to be certain that this message reached von Bernstorff”
“he made arrangements for it to be carried aboard a U-boat”

Germany has been going through the war. To gain support for the war, a telegram has been sent by the German foreign secretary. The telegram has been an important document, as it will help them during the war.

Germany at time of War

In the excerpt, the telegram has been marked important as the Foreign secretary wanted the telegram to be reached Washington. Since it has been an important document, the telegram has been sent by U-boat.

Thus, the statements describing the importance of telegram have been D and E.

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