1. A New Century

2. Worry about nukes The US worries nukes getting into the wrong hands (ex: North Korea, Pakistan, Iran, Terrorists) Nuclear proliferation: spread of nuclear weapons: Congress imposed sanctions on nations seeking to gain nuclear weapons

3. Environmental concerns 1980’s ozone concern: 1987 US and 22 other nations agreed to phase out the production of CFS’s (chlorofluorocarbons) Global warning issues: increase in average world temperature; 1997: 28 nations and EU signed Kyoto Protocol promising to reduce emissions

4. 2000 Election Bush (Republican) Gore (Democrat, Clinton’s VP) Nader (Green Party); 3 rd party candidate Florida key to election ( Nader took away many of Gore’s votes) Many in Florida confused by ballots Bush v. Gore: Supreme Court rules that Bush is the winner Bush loses popular vote but wins electoral college

7. Florida Vote Bush wins Gore demands recount Election drags on until December Supreme Court rules (5-4) to end recounts, declares Bush winner

8. Bush years Tax cuts No Child Left Behind Act to reform education Bush increase military spending, favors strategic defense: develop missiles and other devices to shoot down nuclear weapons

9. 9/11: The US is attacked US involved in Middle East oil industry US and Middle East contact increases contact of Western ideas; this scared many devout Muslims Militants want a pure Islamic society in the Middle East Militants used terrorism to achieve goals US support of Israel also angered many in the Middle East

10. 1979, Soviets invade Afghanistan Muslims from across the Middle East go to Afghanistan to join the fight (one was Osama bin Laden). Bin Laden founded al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) Bin Laden mad Americans were allowed on Saudi soil after Iraq invaded Kuwait: he want to drive out Westerners from Saudi Arabia 1998: Bin Laden calls on all Muslims to kill Americans: people start setting off bombs (US Embassy's in Kenya and Tanzania bombed: USS Cole bombed)

11. September 11,2001: Terrorism strikes US Airplanes Hijacked/crashed WTC and Pentagon

12. War on Terror USA Patriot Act passed Department of Homeland Security created Increases the power of law enforcement Military spending increases national debt

13. War on Terror November 2001 US invades Afghanistan to capture Bin Laden January 2002 Bush gives “Axis of Evil” Speech – Iraq – Iran – North Korea – Sets tone for the War on Terror

14. War on Terror Bush Admin - Iraq a state sponsor of terror and are making WMDs Demands that Saddam Hussein give up power March 2003 US and an international coalition declares war on Iraq

15. Hurricane Katrina: Category 5 storm was the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.2005 Atlantic hurricane season Devastates New Orleans when levees fail total property damage was estimated at $81 billion

16. 2008 PRESIDENTIAL Barack Obama: (D); Running Mate: Joe Biden; 365 Electoral votes; First Minority President John McCain: (R); Running Mate: Sarah Palin; 173 Electoral Votes

17. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Cause – 2007-2008 recession bring economic difficulties Effect – Spur economic activity and invest in long-term growth – Save jobs and create new ones  The Act intended to achieve those goals by: Tax cuts and benefits for working families and businesses Funding for unemployment benefits Funding for federal contracts, grants and loans

18. SOLVENCY OF LONG-TERM ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS At its current pace, Medicare will be bankrupt in 2030 (four years later than last year’s projection) and Social Security will go bankrupt in 2033. Medicare’s Annual Cash Shortfall in 2013 was $289.2 billion Payroll taxes would have to increase 21% to pay for Medicare Part A just this year Over the next 75 years, Social Security will owe nearly $9 trillion more than it is projected to take in

19. Important women of the 2000’s Oprah Winfrey: Dubbed the "Queen of All Media",she has been ranked the richest African-American of the 20th century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and is currently North America's only female African-Amrican billionaire Sonia Sotomayor: is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August 2009. Sotomayor is the Court's first Hispanic justice, and its third female justice.Supreme Court of the United StatesHispanic