Encourage students to prepare maps and graphics to support their points. Blame for ever increasing fuel prices has been fluctuating as much as actual oil prices. Angry buyers all over the world want to know who is really responsible for soaring prices.
Protesters blame their governments for excessive fuel taxes.
Politicians in turn blame oil firms for not doing enough to distribute fuel. Others hint at collusion by the oil firms to keep prices high. Completing the circle, OPEC blames western governments for excessive taxation. Conflict wages across international borders as nations battle OPEC in an attempt to gain relief from rising prices though increased production. Some argue that due to global economic expansion and recovering economies in Europe and Asia, demand for fuel has increased beyond OPEC's production capabilities.