| What caused the United States to get involved in World War II? | the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| What is the standard of living like in the Nordic countries? | have a high standard of living and are very well educated |
| Who did Hitler and the Nazis discriminate against? | Jews, Gypsies, handicapped, and political opponents |
| What place does France rank in food production and exporting? | second |
| Why is it remarkable that France is able to produce so much food and export it? | because it is a very small country |
| What country is known as a welfare state? | Sweden |
| What is the term for a country that is wealthy and provides services to people who are sick, needy, jobless, or retired? | welfare state |
| Which nation has geysers and uses geothermal energy? | Iceland |
| How is the Finnish culture different from that of other Nordic nations? | it shares a border with Russia |
| What type of government is found in the United Kingdom? | Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy |
| Why was the Berlin Wall torn down? | to reunite Western and Eastern Germany |
| When did communism come to Poland? | 1947 |
| Which Eastern European country is known as the "breadbasket" due to its abundant food production because of its rich, fertile soil? | Ukraine |
| Why do most Americans think of countries in Western Europe rather than Eastern Europe? | because the people in Western Europe are more like us (Americans) - we know less about Eastern European countries |
| What has strong control over the economy and the people in a communist state? | government |
| What do Egyptian farmers rely on to control the Nile waters? | dams |
| What does Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco have in common? | all these countries are in Africa, all have a mix of Arab and Berber heritage, all have hot, desert climates, and all have Islam as the dominate religion |
| Why does Morocco want control of Western Sahara? | due to the discovery of minerals |
| How are Israeli farmers able to grow crops in the desert? | advanced farming techniques, drip irrigation, and the use of chemical fertilizers |
| What does OPEC stand for? | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| What desert dominates North Africa? | Sahara |
| What did Israel agree to give up to the Palestinians in the 1993 peace agreement? | the West Bank and the Gaza Strip |
| What is one positive effect that oil has had on the countries in the Middle East? | it has boosted the standard of living |
| What is one negative effect that oil has had on the countries in the Middle East? | they are too dependent upon it |
| Who traces their ancestry back to Abram? | Jews, Muslims, and Christians |
| How is the ancestry line different for Jews, Christians, and Muslims? | Sarah and Abraham - Jews Abraham and Hagar - Muslims Sarah and Abraham - Christians |
| What is the major disagreement between Israelis and Palestinians? | over whose land it really is - Jerusalem - they both consider it their Holy land |
| How do the nations of OPEC affect your life today? | the decide how much gas to produce - when less is produced - the demand is greater and the price is higher |
| Why has Israel worked so hard to develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries? | to help their economy - keep control of something - and they aren't able to control anything else |
| Why did the American and British forces invade Iraq? | in search of weapon of mass destruction |
