What was the financial crisis of 2008? III. What was the root cause? IV. Were the banks behaving ethically? V. What was the government's role? VI. How did the housing market affect the banking industry? VII. What regulations were put in place to prevent this from happening again? VIII. What is your opinion? Do you think the government did the right thing? Do you have any real life examples of how this impacted your life or someone you know?