Question

1.What was the cause of the European debt crisis?

Some nations borrowed more money than they are now able to pay back.

Europeans are demanding more jobs and more government services.

Some nations defaulted on their loans.

Unscrupulous investors demanded higher interest rates.

2. The U.S. has advocated strengthening oil embargoes against Iran because _____.

Iran is threatening to invade neighboring Iraq

Iran’s military was becoming involved in the Syrian civil war

Iran is holding U.S. citizens hostage

Iran is developing weapons-grade uranium