Wtc smoking on 9 11

After 2000

  • Collapse of Soviet Union

    Collapse of Soviet Union

    The end of the Soviet Union; occured in 1991
  • George H. W. Bush

    George H. W. Bush

    An American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). A Republican, he had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–1989), a congressman, an ambassador and Director of Central Intelligence; he is currently the oldest surviving former President.
  • WTO

    WTO

    World Trade Organization; avenue in which US attempts to reduce trade barriers through international organizations to increase flow of commerce
  • Kyoto Protocol

    Kyoto Protocol

    Rejected by US senators due to the fact that it could undermine the US governments authority
  • George W. Bush

    George W. Bush

    George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009[4] and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq War, Great Recession
  • Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton

    His impeachment led to a decline in public trust of the governent.
  • 9/11

    9/11

    Focused the US foreign policy in the 21st Century to that of combating terrorism
  • USA PATRIOT Act

    USA PATRIOT Act

    Was opposed by some law makers becuase they felt it would lead to violations of the constitutional rights of citizens
  • International Criminal Court

    International Criminal Court

    US viewed as good due to credibilty gained by following same rules as other nations, yet bad due to soldiers and officials of the US being charged with war crimes in a court not with the US legal system
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina

    The disaster of Hurricane Katrina was increased because of the fialure of the levees to hold, inability of some residents to evacuate, and New Orleans was below sea level.
  • Sierra Club

    Sierra Club

    Social and political advocacy organization that favors legislation with the goal of protecting the environment
  • Donald Rumsfield

    Donald Rumsfield

    an American politician and businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was a four-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois , Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, Counsellor to the President, the United States Permanent Representative to NATO, and White House Chief of Staff.
  • Saddam Hussein

    Saddam Hussein

    The international community, especially the U.S., continued to view Saddam as a bellicose tyrant who was a threat to the stability of the region. "The Iraqi regime has plotted to develop anthrax, and nerve gas, and nuclear weapons for over a decade ... Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support terror."
  • Greenpeace

    Greenpeace

    Social and political advocacy organization that favors legislation with the goal of protecting the environment
  • Third Party Candidates

    Third Party Candidates

    Can sometimes spoil an election by causing a mainline party candidate to lose by taking away votes
  • Hilary Clinton

    Hilary Clinton

    First lady of US, US senator for state of New York, US secretary of State
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

    American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

    Intended to improve economic conditions during a recession
  • Sonya Sotomayor

    Sonya Sotomayor

    The first hispanic to serve on the supreme court.
  • Osama bin Laden

    Osama bin Laden

    Founder of al-Qaeda, the militant Islamist organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States, along with numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets.[2][3][4] He was a member of the wealthy Saudi bin Laden family, and an ethnic Yemeni Kindite.