1. The 2000s Matt Barone, Matt Bonetti, and Kyle Newlands

2. Introduction Advancement and regression

3. Indroduction Triumph and disaster

4. The controversy over the 2000 election George w. Bush v.s. Al Gore Florida vote controversy Gore won popular vote but lost te election

5. The War on Terror How it started

6.  Four planes hijacked  Two of the Four crash into the United States tallest buildings  One crashes into the Pentagon  Another crashes in a rural field in Pennsylvania. 9/11

7.  George W. Bush has public address and states their will be justice served for this horrible crime  October 7, 2001 was the first official day starting the longest lasting war in US history. Retaliation

8.  Dessert Storm  Multiple threats and attacks from rebel groups  But none of these attacks were as deadly as 9/11 & that’s why people call that day the true start of the “War on Terror” Starting Date?

9.  FBI most wanted person for more than 5 years.  The most sought after man of the 21 st Century.  Blamed for the 9/11 attacks.  Killed by Navy SEAL team 6 on May 2, 2011 Osama Bin Laden

10.  Bush believed Saddam Hussein had WMD, And were capable of attacking any part of the world.  And congress believed this was more than enough reason to invade Iraq. Justified Going to War?

11. Natural Disasters Southeast Asian Tsunami (2004) 200,000 people in 12 countries killed Hurricane Katrina (2005) 1500 dead and $100 billion in damages Haitian earthquake (2010) 300,000 killed and a million homeless

13.  Obama received the most popular vote in US history.  Was first African American President but also the first to even receive the nomination of one of the major political parties. Obama

14.  An African American historian at Brown University says, “This moment ranks with the Emancipation Proclamation, The ratification of the 13 th Amendment, (which ended slavery) and the Brown vs. the Board of Education as one of the most significant events in the history of the United States”  An event as significant as this happens once in a lifetime. Obama

15.  82,000 birds, about 6,000 sea turtles and nearly 26,000 marine mammals were harmed in the oil spill. BP oil spill

16.  Flew virus that came back into the world around 2004- 2005.  Killed more than 17,000 people world wide. H1N1

17.  Category 5 storm, winds over 175 m/ph  More than 60 billion dollars spent in repairs. Katrina

18.  Strengthen US measures to prevent, detect and prosecute international money and financing Terrorism.  The purpose of the act is to detect and punish Terrorist acts in the US and around the Globe. US Patriot Act

19. Population growth Lack of space Limited resources Energy crisis Green energy

21. Technology Cell phones Computers Ipods more moblie Technology

22. Inventions and Discoveries Wikipedia YouTube Social networking iPod  iPhone Advances in television

23. Television and Radio New HD TVs change viewers experience Reality TV Movies- Gladiator, Harry Potter, Batman, and Gran Torino iPod reduced use of radio

24.  Hip Hop/Rap  Teen Pop  Dubstep  Less Rock and classical  More “Hipster” music Music

25. Fashions and Fads Over sized sunglasses Crocs Text messaging Social networks Skinny jeans Leggings Mini skirts Suped up cars Flare jeans

26. Sports Steroids use Baseball NFL

27. Hope