7. Telegram Machine

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Human: Take on the role of an antiques appraiser and research this artifact. Which president is associated with this artifact and what presidential power does it represent? The more information you provide, the more valuable the artifact. \nThis 3D printable model was created by a student in Ms. Relator's US Government class at Dominion HS in Virginia. Find out more about the Mystery Artifact lesson at https://www.lcps.org/Page/186358 \nMystery artifact created by, \nJannet Medrano Avalos\n\n \n \n Significance and Research\nThe object:\nTelegram Machine\nDetails of object:\na communications system in which information is transmitted over a wire through a series of electrical current pulses, usually in the form of Morse code.\nPresident:\nWoodrow Wilson served for 8 years and represented the Democratic party\nPresidential Role: Commander-In-Chief\nExecutive Action: Suggesting war\nImpact on America:\nWoodrow Wilson tried to avoid the war but the Zimmerman Telegram resulted in America to join World War I. He proposed to Congress to declare war on germany stating, “The world must be made safe for democracy.”\nWorks Cited:\nWhat is telegraph? - Definition from WhatIs.com. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2017, from http://searchunifiedcommunications.techtarget.com/definition/telegraph\nHistory.com Staff. (2009). Woodrow Wilson. Retrieved April 18, 2017, from http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/woodrow-wilson\nVisual Evidence\n\n Library, T. N. (2015, May 07). The Sinking of the Lusitania: How a Wartime Tragedy Occasioned a Landmark Animated Movie. Retrieved April 18, 2017, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-new-york-public-library/the-sinking-of-the-lusita_b_7235570.html\n \n The Zimmermann Telegram. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2017, from https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/zimmermann\n \n (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2017, from http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/woodrow-wilson/pictures/woodrow-wilson/president-woodrow-wilson-addresses-congress