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Decades Project

Decades Project. By Michelle Burke. The Decade in Review. The Decade of Contradictions. 2000-2009. I named the first 10 years of the 21 st Century the ‘Decade of Contractions’ because this decade showed humanity at its best and its worst. The decade was one of consumption, and also

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Decades Project

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  1. Decades Project By Michelle Burke

  2. The Decade in Review

  3. The Decade of Contradictions 2000-2009 I named the first 10 years of the 21st Century the ‘Decade of Contractions’ because this decade showed humanity at its best and its worst. The decade was one of consumption, and also starvation, unity and division, and tolerance and ignorance. It is a decade so perplexing that we have yet to find a name to explain it.

  4. Top 10 Events of the ‘Decade of Contradictions’

  5. 10 Conflict in Darfur

  6. Conflict in Darfur

  7. What is the Conflict in Darfur? • Civil War • Acts of Genocide • Thousands Dead

  8. Where is the Conflict in Darfur? • Darfur located in western region of Sudan • Sudan located in northeastern Africa

  9. Conflict in Darfur: An In-Depth Look • Conflict begins in 2003 • Conflict between ‘Black African Muslims’ and ‘Black Arab Muslims’ • Fighting for control of Darfur

  10. Conflict in Darfur: An Impact on the Future • Large potential that conflict will spread further • Impact on American-Chinese relations • Demonstrates how the US will deal with acts of genocide in the future

  11. 9 Debut of the Euro

  12. Debut of the Euro 2002-The official currency of the European Union Currency used in 16 of the 27 European Union countries 2008-The Euro is valued higher than the American dollar

  13. 8 Hurricane Katrina

  14. Hurricane Katrina • August 29, 2005 • Category 5 Hurricane hits the Gulf Coast, specifically the Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana coastline, including New Orleans • Death toll-1,836

  15. 7 Global Warming and Energy Crisis

  16. Global Warming and Energy Crisis • 2000-present • Energy Crisis causes gasoline prices to soar and impacts economy • Rising water levels threatens poles, and cities at sea level • Thousands of animals habitat are threatened

  17. 6 Rise of Social Networking

  18. Rise of Social Networking • 2002-Debut of MySpace • 2004-Debut of Facebook • 2005-Debut of YouTube • Social Networking becomes adominant communication resource

  19. 5 Economic Crisis of 2008

  20. Economic Crisis of 2008 • September 2008-present • Housing bubble bursts and thousands of homes are foreclosed • Government bail out of major banks and investment agencies • Stimulus Package created by Bush and Obama to aid failing institutions

  21. 4 Election of 2000: Election of George W. Bush

  22. 2000 Election: Election of George W. Bush • Election takes place on November 7, 2000 • Al Gore is declared winner and then retracted • December 29, 2000-Supreme Court declares George W. Bush winner of election

  23. 3 Election of Barack Obama

  24. Election of Barack Obama • Elected November, 2008 • First African American elected into Presidential office

  25. 2 Invasion of Iraq

  26. Invasion of Iraq • March 19, 2003 • United States invades Iraq to ‘disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction’ • 4,000 American soldiers killed • Over 100,000 Iraqis killed

  27. 1 September 11, 2001

  28. September 11, 2001 • September 11-al-Qeda hijack planes and attack the World Trade Center in NYC and the Pentagon building in Washington DC • 2,9995 Americans die

  29. September 11, 2001

  30. Top 10 Events of the ‘Decade of Contradictions’ 10. Conflict in Darfur 9. Debut of the Euro 8. Hurricane Katrina 7. Global Warming and Energy Crisis 6. Rise of Social Networking 5. Economic Crisis of 2008 4. Election of 2000: Election of George W. Bush 3. Election of Barack Obama 2. Invasion of Iraq 1. September 11, 2001

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