| A | B |
|---|
| government policy | series of decision and actions on a particular issue or topic |
| point of view | a perspective or way of looking at a topic or issue |
| decision-making process | steps one should follow to make a good decision |
| patriotism | loyalty to and support for ones country |
| nationalism | belief that ones country is among the very best or that ones ethnic group deserves to be a nation |
| Chechnya | Ethnic group in Russia that wants to be a separate nation |
| Israel | UN made this a permanent homeland for Jewish people in 1948 |
| Palestinians | Occupied Palestine, including area now called Israel, before 1948. |
| Iran | Middle Eastern nation now attempting to build a nuclear weapon |
| cultural beliefs | ideas that are common throughout a cultural region--these often influence the decision-making process |
| international issues | problems facing more than one nation |
| Munich Olympic Games | Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed here |
| Lockerbie | City over which Pan Am flight 103 was exploded by Libyan terrorists in 1998 |
