 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Zvikurudziro zveGermany zvakabudirira zvishoma. Purezidhendi Woodrow Wilson akarayira kuti mauto apinde muVeracruzmuna 1914 mumamiriro ezvinhu echiitiko cheYpiranga uye achipesana nezano rehurumende yeBritain. Hondo yakadzivirirwa nekuda kweNiagara Falls musangano werunyararo wakarongwa nenyika dzeABC, asi basa iri raive chinhu chakakosha mukusava nedivi reMexico muHondo Yenyika I. Mexico yakaramba kutora chikamu muchirambidzo chakanangana neGerman uye yakapa zvivimbiso zvakazara kumakambani eGerman zvekuchengetedza mashandiro avo akavhurika, kunyanya muMexico City. Zviratidzo izvi zvakaramba zviripo kwemakore makumi maviri nemashanu; zvakangoitikawo kuti, musi waMay 22, 1942, Mexico yakazivisa hondo kuAxis Powers mushure mekurasikirwa nengarava mbiri dzinotakura mafuta dzaifamba nomureza weMexico mwedzi iwoyo kuKriegsmarine U-boats. 