1. Unit 11 Launching the New Millennium
U.S. History
Unit 11
Launching the New Millennium

2. Timeline
Present

3. Presidential Election of 2000

4. Presidential Election of 2000

5. Presidential Election of 2000

6. Presidential Election of 2000 Video – 5 min or Video – 2 min
A contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then- governor of Texas, and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President
Bush narrowly won the election, with 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266
When Florida's results were questioned, the Supreme Court stepped in, stopped the recount, and Bush won
Presidential Election of 2000 Video – 5 min or Video – 2 min

7. Kyoto Protocol

8. International treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Kyoto Protocol

9. September 11, 2001

10. September 11, 2001

11. September 11, 2001 Rebuilding - video
Terrorist attacks on the United States
2 planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City
Another plane crashed into the Pentagon just outside of Washington, D.C.
Another plane targeted the Capitol Building, but was overtaken by its passengers and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
September 11, 2001 Rebuilding - video

12. The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create an emotional response through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda
Violence against civilians to achieve military or political objectives
Terrorism

13. Osama bin Laden

14. Responsible for the 9/11 attacks in the United States in 2001
Is also believed responsible for attacks dating back to 1992, including bombings in Yemen and Kenya
Osama bin Laden

15. Taliban

16. Taliban

17. Taliban Osama and the Taliban – video 5min
Fundamentalist Muslims that gained control and established strict laws governing the lives of Afghans
Would not turn Osama bin Laden over to the United States
Taliban Osama and the Taliban – video 5min

18. USA Patriot Act of 2001

19. Uniting (and) Strengthening America (by) Providing Appropriate Tools Required (to) Intercept (and) Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
Dramatically reduced restrictions in law enforcement agencies' gathering of intelligence within the United States; expanded the Secretary of the Treasury’s authority to regulate financial transactions
USA Patriot Act of 2001

20. Global War on Terror

21. Commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom
Originally waged against al-Qaeda and other militant organizations with the purpose of eliminating them
Eventually included the liberation of Iraq with Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003
Global War on Terror

22. Hurricane Katrina

23. Hurricane Katrina

24. Hurricane Katrina

25. Hurricane Katrina

26. Hurricane Katrina

27. Hurricane Katrina

28. Hurricane Katrina

29. Hurricane Katrina

30. Hurricane Katrina Video – 4 min Video – Nat Geo 4 min Day by Day
The deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 hurricane season
Killed 1,836 people
It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States
Devastated New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Hurricane Katrina Video – 4 min Video – Nat Geo 4 min Day by Day

31. Financial Crisis of 2008

32. Financial Crisis of 2008

33. The United States had been experiencing a “housing bubble,” a scenario that occurs when home values reach unsustainable levels
When this bubble “burst,” it threatened to bankrupt financial institutions all over the world who had invested in the U.S. real estate market
Financial Crisis of 2008

34. Financial Crisis of 2008 Video – 4 min
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) – a $700 billion program signed by President Bush designed to help financial institutions that had been hit by the collapse of the housing market
Financial Crisis of 2008 Video – 4 min

35. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (also known as the Obama Stimulus Bill) – an $800 billion bill that directed government spending toward infrastructure and the education, health, and energy industries
Financial Crisis of 2008

36. Presidential Election of 2008

37. Presidential Election of 2008

38. Barack Obama

39. Presidential Election of 2008
A contest between Republican candidate John McCain, a Senator from Arizona, and Democratic candidate Barack Obama, then- Senator from Illinois
Obama won the election, with 365 electoral votes to McCain's 173
President Obama is the nation’s 44th president, and the 1st African- American to hold the office
Presidential Election of 2008

41. Hillary Clinton

42. Hillary Clinton

43. Hillary Clinton Wife of former President Bill Clinton
Elected senator from the state of New York in 2000
Made Presidential run in 2008 – 1st time a former first lady ran for position
Served as the Secretary of State under President Obama – 1st time a former first lady served on a presidential cabinet
Hillary Clinton

44. Affordable Care Act

46. Affordable Care Act Commonly known as “Obamacare”
It represents the most significant government expansion and regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965
Affordable Care Act

47. Osama bin Laden killed

48. Osama bin Laden killed

49. Osama bin Laden killed Zero Dark Thirty – 5 min.
Killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 0100 local time by Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (SEAL Team Six).
The operation, code- named Operation Neptune Spear, was led by the Central Intelligence Agency
Osama bin Laden killed Zero Dark Thirty – 5 min.

50. Sonia Sotomayor

51. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August Sotomayor is the Court's 111th justice, its first Hispanic justice, and its third female justice.
Sonia Sotomayor

52. Oprah Winfrey

53. Media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.
She is best known for her self-titled, multi- award-winning talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which was the highest-rated program of its kind in history
It was nationally syndicated from to 2011
Oprah Winfrey

54. Global positioning systems

55. Global positioning systems
Is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites
Global positioning systems

56. Global diffusion of American culture

57. Global diffusion of American culture
American culture spread through various aspects.
Music from America was a big influence on the world.
Entrepreneurs also help to spread our culture.
Some of the companies that are now international are Walmart, McDonalds, Microsoft, Apple, Outback Steakhouse, Coca-Cola, and Hilton
Global diffusion of American culture

58. QUESTIONS?