This was an old book with many black and white images, which gave us visual information.  Though it did not consist specific details of Zimmermann Telegram, it gave brief, significant facts suitable for younger children.

Like the title, this book had many descriptive images and illustrations of the First World War.  It had both black and white, and color pictures.  This would be a great help for those who are visual learners.

This book included excessive information such as colorful pictures that described the war and visual aids such as charts, tables, etc.  Though only little is written about the Zimmermann Telegram, it portrayed the great consequences that followed the incident.

This source supplied us with something almost none of the others gave.  It gave us a picture of the telegram big enough for us to actually see.  All other sources had minimized pictures that needed to be altered to be able to view.

This was the best website we could have gone to for primary sources.  The author of the article included the content of the telegram itself, even citing the source he got it from.  There were also links to other primary sources showing the messages of other countries in response to the telegram.

This was a unique website to fall unto.  Most of its information was about the telegram, not the influence of the telegram.  It explained exactly where the original was found in the postal office and had pictures of the originals themselves.

Movies, sound clips, pictures, primary documents, etc.  This site had them all.  No only was the format of the page well done, the contents of it was very fulfilling.  It was the best site on World War One we have been to so far.

The website linked to hundreds of other sites that provided primary documents.  The page was also recommended by the History Channel.  Nevertheless, the layout of the site was simple and not very advanced.

This source was very useful because it contained a full copy of the Zimmerman note itself.  This could not be found in any other reference source I searched through.  It also contained President Wilson's speech for the declaration of war against Germany.  That was also an another essential primary source.

What disturbed me most about this page was that it was free for anyone viewing to edit permanently. In other words, the context might not be true at all and prejudiced.  On the other hand, it gave us many pictures we used for the website.  

This source was very useful because it had a separate section telling about the Zimmermann note.  Most of the sources only had a brief description of the note, included in the World War I.  This source was not too difficult to read.  Even though it was easy to understand, it was not written so that no advanced vocabulary was used.

This source was very educational but uninteresting.  Too many notes and facts were given all at once.  It was more like research papers that listed out all the facts about one thing, and didn’t capture the reader’s attention.

Gaines, H. F. Cryptanalysis a Study of Ciphers and Their Solutions. New York: Dover Publications, 1939

This book thoroughly described about codes.  It describes you how can decrypt a code or how you can build a code.  It also explains about codebreakers who try to break the codes other people make.

This source was a bit difficult to understand. It contained very specific information of Arthur Zimmermann and his note.  I think this source was made to be directed mainly for older students who can understand the writing easier.

This was a very detailed book about the Zimmermann Telegram and its effect on the whole world.  Though it was difficult to decipher for its tough vocabularies, it thoroughly analyzed the shock and horror of America when they received the telegram.

This book was a very thick book that gave every little details about the telegram.  It had excessive amount of information that were quite unessential, but we were able to retrieve some useful quotes by skimming through few of the chapters.

This source was very easy to understand.  It told of what the note had proposed.  The information of the British involvements was very brief.  This source would be best if used for younger students.

This book also clearly described the event, but one thing that concerned me was that they used the name Alfred Zimmermann instead of Arthur Zimmermann.  I’m not sure if this was a mistake or the man’s name was really Alfred, but I felt unsure and have doubts for this source.

This is the best source yet for it’s not only informative, but contains both drama and comedy. Instead of writing her information in a encyclopedia format, the author made it more suspenseful and story-like.  The whole book explains specifically about the Zimmermann Telegram.

This source was extremely easy to understand.  The information provided was very brief, therefore, would not be very useful for long projects.  There was not much description of the note and it’s effect.

This source was not difficult to read and understand.  It included a very brief and short description of the Zimmerman note.  It did not go into any detail.

This source did not contain much information about the British and their interception of the note.  The single paragraph contained mainly told of what the note had stated.  This source was not very difficult to understand and would be very useful for young teens doing small research projects.

The timeline was very pleasing to the eye with its great layout and supporting pictures.  It captured most likely all the major events that occurred during the year the telegram was sent including the aftereffects it caused.  On the other hand, there was no descriptions to each event.

This reference source contained large amounts of information about the Zimmermann Telegram.   However, the contents were a little outdated because this was not the latest version.  Nevertheless, there seemed to be very little differences from this with the other sources. 

This was an useless source.  Being directed most likely to an younger audience, there was just a brief summary with a low level vocabulary.  The facts weren't clear because it was written in a lesson form.

This site explained the event fully in an organized manner.  By using subtitles and key facts, it was easy to quickly scan the page and spot the items we would need.  However, the numerous ads on the sides and even some throughout the text distracted out eyes frequently.

Searching for the article was quick using the simple search bar the CD-ROM had.  The down side was that the information was cut halfway through.  We had to pay more to read the full article, so we decided not to. 

For someone looking for a general idea of the event, this website would be a good place to visit.  It didn’t go into much details, but it gave us a sense of what were the most important events we had to look for.