"America’s Entry into World War II" Please respond to the following: We have been gradually tracing the growth of American military and cultural power, which is an important part of your upcoming assignment 2. The 20th century has sometimes been called "The American Century."  What roles do you think the Spanish American War, WWI and WWII played in that growth of US power?

The aggressive deforestation of this country's native birch trees in the Middle Ages, combined withits lack of sufficient agricultural reproduction, led Jared Diamond to examine it in Collapse. It hasmore land covered by (*) glaciers than the rest of Europe combined. This country's Pingvellir Natural Parkincludes an amphitheatre that hosted its first parliament, the Althing. Sitting atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, itgained the newly formed volcanic island of Surtsey in 1963. For 10 points, name this nation with capital atReykjavik.

“Voting and the Role of Interest Groups” Determine three roles that interest groups play in American politics in terms of impacting election outcomes.