How did militarism cause wwi? how did nationalism cause wwi? how did alliances cause wwi? how did imperialism cause wwi? how did the assassination of franz ferdinand cause wwi? why did unrestricted submarine warfare cause the usa to enter the war? why did the zimmerman telegram push the usa into the war? technology advances from wwi harlem hell fighters (who? why important? ) role of women in the war the great migration how did the map of europe change after the war? what is propaganda? how did it influence people? what was america's policy at the beginning of wwi when did the usa enter the war? what was the selective service act? how was agriculture in the usa involved in the war effort? what did the war industries board do? what did the war labor board do? what were liberty bonds and how did they the war? what was the treaty of brest-litovsk? why did president wilson have different goals for peace after the war (compared to europe)? what happened to wilson's 14 points? how did the treaty of versailles punish germany (multiple examples)? did the us sign the treaty of versailles? did the us join the league of nations? how was the treaty of versailles a failure?

For this unit assessment you will create a “mind map” to demonstrate your understanding of the material. what is a mind map? mind maps present information visually through the use of text and images. they have the following common elements: the central image and subject/title is located in the center of the map. use a pictogram or visual representation of the central topic along with the wording. detailed themes, ideas or concepts radiate out from the central idea. ideas clearly connect to central image and ideas consistently and accurately shift from broad scope to specific details. visuals and color clarify the information presented. words identify main ideas or concepts. be concise with the choice of words for your map. write single words or simple phrases. a mind map is clear and easy to follow. your mind map will answer the question: how have elements included in persia, decolonization and the cold war affected the development of the democratic republic of the congo and why does it matter today? your mind map will have four main branches from the central image/title. these branches include three of the persia categories, plus decolonization/cold war. choose three from the list below • politics • society • economy • intellectual - includes science, innovation, art • religion • area = geography and add decolonization/cold war requirements: at least 3 sub-branches (ideas) from each category; include as many sub-sub branches or paths as possible. the paths themselves can be designed in any manner, be creative and have fun, but remember to make your paths clear. include small illustrations – each main branch should have at least three small visuals/symbols/illustrations. prefer hand-drawn but could be a copied image use colored pencils for illustrations and if time, outline wording in fine black pen your mind map should fill the whole page. orient your paper using a landscape format. lastly - why does it matter? include a response to this part of the course essential question. it’s all about the content and showing me what you’ve learned. the more detailed information you can include, the better.