2. Economic Collapse  Stimulus package Plan to fix the economy after the banking collapse  Occupy Wall Street Protest movement that started against corporate greed and the seeming protection of the people who caused the banking mess  The Tea Party Movement that split the Republican Party on the topic of fiscal and social conservation

3. Obamacare  The Affordable Care Act Designed to make health insurance easier to obtain and less costly to maintain  CONTROVERSIAL!!

4. Arab Spring  Uprisings that took place across the Middle East in 2012 Started in Tunisia Result of the anger of the people with the excess or oppression of their leaders  Syria Obama threatened to invade if they used chemical weapons against their own people

5. Ukraine  Unfolding conflict  Russia has moved into areas of Ukraine following the Sochi Olympics