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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.

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

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.

Flooding in New Orleans Damage in Mississippi Flooding in New Orleans

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

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