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American History 2000 - present

American History 2000 - present. Y2K. World is paranoid that technology will shut down. People prepare for the “ end of the world”. Nothing happened. Sept. 11 , 2001. World Trade Center Towers and Pentagon are attacked by terrorists. Leads to massive world-wide changes.

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American History 2000 - present

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  1. American History2000 - present

  2. Y2K • World is paranoid that technology will shut down. • People prepare for the “end of the world”. • Nothing happened.

  3. Sept. 11, 2001 • World Trade Center Towers and Pentagon are attacked by terrorists. • Leads to massive world-wide changes.

  4. War on Terrorism begins • Oct. 7, 2001 – America declares war on the Taliban in Afghanistan. • March 20, 2003 – America declares war on Iraq.

  5. Hurricane Katrina • Made landfall in Louisiana/Mississippi on August 29th, 2005. • New Orleans flooded, causing many people to relocate. • 1, 836 people killed and many never found.

  6. Damage in Mississippi Flooding in New Orleans

  7. Hurricane Ike • Made landfall in Galveston on Sept. 13, 2008. • Destroyed many homes along the Texas coast.

  8. Financial Crisis • American economy begins to decline in 2008 and leads to a worldwide financial crisis. • Most of the blame falls on banks and other mortgage lenders who issued home loans to people with bad credit. • 2013 – Government shutdown while they try to come to an agreement on federal deficit

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