Finland
What nation took control of the Finnic people and create a short lived empire?
Sweden
What was the war called between Iceland and the UK to control fishing territories?
Cod Wars
What is a Fjord?
Long and narrow inlet of the sea between high cliffs
Name two valuable resources produced on Iceland.
Fish, timber, and Ivory
What was the war called for the first Finnish independence?
Club War
Name one country that occupied Iceland during WW2?
UK or US
What nation ruled over Norway in a union?
Denmark
Who was the first European to discover the Americas?
Leif Erikson
What did the Finnish people call their land?
Suomi
When did Iceland gain its independence?
1944
How were the Fjords created?
Tectonic plate movements
Who took control of Iceland during the medieval era?
Norwegian Nobles
When did Finland gain their independence ?
1917
How was the island of Iceland created?
Ice and molten lava
What is a tectonic plate?
Gigantic pieces of the earth’s crust
Explain what the Kalmar Union was?
The unification of all of Scandinavia under one crown
Who attacked Finland during WW2 but gave up on attacking them?
Russia
What type of government did Iceland have before gaining its independence?
Parliament
What major event allowed for Norway to become a weak nation?
the Black Death 1349
Who prevented Iceland from trading with the German states?
Denmark