1. The 2000’s Bush-Gore Election Florida Nader
The political/justice campaign
537 votes
The Supreme Court

2. 9/11 Al Qaeda Osama bin Laden The Twin Towers/Pentagon/a field
Invasion of Afghanistan

3. Boom and Bust Cycle 90’s Boom Dotcoms 2001 Bust Real Estate
2008 –The Great Recession

4. Bush Presidency Tax Cuts 2001 and 2003 No Child Left Behind
War in Iraq
Patriot Act
Karl Rove
Dick Cheney
Enhanced Interrogation
Guantanamo/Black Prisons/Extraordinary Rendition
Privatizing Social Security
Katrina

5. War in Iraq
Changing reasons for War
Lack of planning
Surge in 2006

6. Technology The Internet Cell Phones Blogs 24-hour “news”
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Bio-Tech

7. Changing Face of America
Aging (Baby Boomers)
Immigration
Gentrification
Exurbs

8. Obama Presidency First Black President Tea-Party Idealism vs. Practice
Race to the Top
Health Care Legislation