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**Clockwise from top-left:**
The Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center on fire and the Statue of Liberty on the left during the **terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001**;
The **euro** enters into European currency in 2002;
A statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled during the **Iraq War** in 2003, and in 2006, Saddam would be executed for crimes against humanity;
U.S. troops heading toward an army helicopter in **Afghanistan** as part of the war on terror;
**Social media platforms** and the internet become widely popular;
A Chinese soldier gazes at the **2008 Summer Olympics** commencing in Beijing;
The **2008 financial crisis**, the largest financial crisis since the Great Depression;
**A tsunami from the Indian Ocean earthquake** kills over 230,000 in 2004, and becomes the strongest earthquake since the 1964 Alaska earthquake.

The 2000s (pronounced "two-thousands") was a decade that began on January 1, 2000, and ended on December 31, 2009.

The early part of the decade saw the long predicted breakthrough of economic giants in Asia, like India and China, which had double-digit growth during nearly the whole decade. It is also benefited from an economic boom, which saw the two most populous countries becoming an increasingly dominant economic force. The rapid catching-up of emerging economies with developed countries sparked some protectionist tensions during the period and was partly responsible for an increase in energy and food prices at the end of the decade. The economic developments in the latter third of the decade were dominated by a worldwide economic downturn, which started with the crisis in housing and credit in the United States in late 2007 and led to the bankruptcy of major banks and other financial institutions. The outbreak of this global financial crisis sparked a global recession, beginning in the United States and affecting most of the industrialized world.

The decade saw the rise of the Internet, which grew from covering 6.7% to 25.7% of the world population. This contributed to globalization during the decade, which allowed faster communication among people around the world;^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The war on terror and War in Afghanistan began after the September 11 attacks in 2001. The International Criminal Court was formed in 2002. In 2003, a United States-led coalition invaded Iraq, and the Iraq War led to the end of Saddam Hussein's rule as Iraqi President and the Ba'ath Party in Iraq. Al-Qaeda and affiliated Islamist militant groups performed terrorist acts throughout the decade. The Second Congo War, the deadliest conflict since World War II, ended in July 2003. Further wars that ended included the Algerian Civil War, the Angolan Civil War, the Sierra Leone Civil War, the Second Liberian Civil War, the Nepalese Civil War, and the Sri Lankan Civil War. Wars that began included the conflict in the Niger Delta, the Houthi insurgency in Yemen, and the Mexican drug war.

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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. The sequel to Attack of the Clones (2002), it is the sixth film in the Star Wars film series, the third installment in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and the third chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga". The film stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Frank Oz.

The film is set three years after the onset of the Clone Wars and depicts the rise of Darth Sidious and the Galactic Empire as well as Anakin Skywalker turning to the dark side of the Force, which has wide-ranging consequences in the galaxy that lead to the extermination of the Jedi. (Full article...)

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Bautista at the 2019 GalaxyCon Minneapolis

David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of the most popular professional wrestlers of the Ruthless Aggression Era, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019.

Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999 and signed with WWE in 2000 (then known as the World Wrestling Federation, or WWF), training at its former developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. After joining the main roster in 2002, he gained fame under the ring name Batista, initially as a member of Evolution. Among other championships, he would go on to win the WWE Championship twice and the World Heavyweight Championship four times; his first reign with this version of the World Heavyweight Championship was the longest in the title's history at 282 days. He also won the 2005 and 2014 Royal Rumble matches and subsequently headlined WrestleMania 21 in 2005 and WrestleMania XXX in 2014, with the former being one of the top five highest-grossing pay-per-view events in wrestling history. He performed full-time from 2002 to 2010 before taking a hiatus and returning part-time in 2014 before going on hiatus again later that year. After a brief Evolution reunion appearance in 2018, he returned in early 2019 for his final program where he retired from professional wrestling after his loss at WrestleMania 35 that year. (Full article...)

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Image 1On September 23, 2004, the RIAA certified Up! at 11× Platinum, giving Shania Twain the distinction of being the only female artist to have three consecutive diamond albums released in the United States. (from 2000s in music)
Image 2Lynda Thomas released successful rock singles in 2000 and 2001. (from 2000s in music)
Image 3Kylie Minogue is considered the biggest Australian pop act of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 4Young woman in 2003 wearing a horizontal striped shirt and boot-cut jeans. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 5In 2007, it took four hours for TVXQ to sell out 33,000 seats for a series of concerts in Seoul. (from 2000s in music)
Image 6Paisley handbag associated with the boho-chic look. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 7Jared Leto wearing slim-fit formal wear; Popular 2008–onwards. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 8Model wearing low-rise jeans, a newsboy cap, and a belly shirt. (2005) (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 9American rapper Eminem is the most commercially successful artist of the decade.
Image 10American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is the most successful winner of American Idol and a key artist in the power pop and pop rock movement of the 2000s.
Image 11Mariah Carey's 2008 album E=MC² spawned her 18th chart-topper, "Touch My Body", with which she surpassed Elvis Presley to become the solo artist with the most Hot 100 No. 1 songs in history. (from 2000s in music)
Image 12Zoë Bell in 2006 sporting a medium length hairstyle and blended highlights (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 13Fergie's The Dutchess sold over 6 million copies worldwide becoming one of the most successful albums of the era. (from 2000s in music)
Image 14Lady Gaga's debut album, The Fame (2008), reached No. 1 in Canada, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom and Ireland and topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. (from 2000s in music)
Image 15Blink-182's song "All the Small Things" kickstarted a resurgence of interest in pop rock. (from 2000s in music)
Image 16Paulina Rubio's Paulina remained on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart for 99 weeks. (from 2000s in music)
Image 17Soulja Boy's 2007 debut single "Crank That" was considered the biggest dance fad since the Macarena. (from 2000s in music)
Image 18Nintendo DS Lite (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 19Navel piercings were popular from 1995 all the way to 2007/2008. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 20Nas is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. (from 2000s in music)
Image 21Indian couple wearing a mixture of traditional dress and Western clothing (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 22Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel are members of the High School Musical, Disney's most successful musical and soundtracks of the 2000s.
Image 23In 2004, Daddy Yankee released his international hit single "Gasolina", which is credited with introducing reggaeton to audiences worldwide, and making the music genre a global phenomenon. (from 2000s in music)
Image 24Swedish Raggare, 2005. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 25Nuon (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 26Nintendo DSi XL (2009) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 27PlayStation 3 (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 28Tattoos and extreme body piercings went mainstream in the late 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 29English-Australian singer Peter Andre in 2004 wearing ripped and sandblasted baggy jeans influenced by surfer and hip-hop fashion. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 30German Mosher, the more punk-like incarnation of scene, early to mid-2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 31An Xbox Debug Kit, intended for game developers on porting PC games to the Xbox. (from 2000s in video games)
Image 32Wii (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 33Beyoncé was one of the best selling female performers of the 2000s.
Image 34Following her 1990's success, Namie Amuro remained popular during this era. (from 2000s in music)
Image 35Britney Spears was the best-selling female artist of the decade.
Image 36Young woman in summer 2009 wearing all black clothes (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 37The flared jeans of the late 1990s remained fashionable throughout the early and mid-2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 38In 2003, Stephon Harris's album The Grand Unification Theory won the Martin E. Segal Award from Jazz at Lincoln Center. (from 2000s in music)
Image 39Buzz! controller (2005) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 40Amaral - the best- selling Spanish alternantive rock duo of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 41American rapper Jay-Z (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 42Enya's 2000 album A Day Without Rain sold 15 million copies. (from 2000s in music)
Image 43British "Chav" wearing tracksuit and baseball cap. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 44People wearing loose jeans in New Zealand, 2007. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 45Coldplay is considered to be the most successful British rock act of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 46Slim-fitting plaid Western shirt gained popularity in the UK in the late 2000s (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 47Chinese skaters, 2007. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 48PlayStation 2 (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 49Janet Jackson was awarded the American Music Awards' Award of Merit in March 2001 for "her finely crafted, critically acclaimed and socially conscious, multi-platinum albums". (from 2000s in music)
Image 50Alicia Keys was the best selling female R&B performer of the 2000s. (from 2000s in music)

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↑ Ludden D (1998). The newness of globalization: A schematic view of the historical zones of territoriality University of Pennsylvania. Unfinished draft. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Gordon PH; Meunier S (2001). The French challenge: Adapting to globalization. Washington, D.C.: Brookings.
↑ Heizo T; Ryokichi C (1998). "Japan". Domestic Adjustments to Globalization (CE Morrison & H Soesastro, Eds.). Tokyo: Japan Center for International Exchange, pp. 76–102. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
↑ Fry EH (2003). Local governments adapting to globalization. National League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Archived January 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Haarstad, Håvard; Fløysand, Arnt (March 2007). "Globalization and the power of rescaled narratives: A case of opposition to mining in Tambogrande, Peru". Political Geography. 26 (3): 289–308. doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2006.10.014.

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[1] Ludden D (1998). The newness of globalization: A schematic view of the historical zones of territoriality University of Pennsylvania. Unfinished draft. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Gordon PH; Meunier S (2001). The French challenge: Adapting to globalization. Washington, D.C.: Brookings.

[3] Heizo T; Ryokichi C (1998). "Japan". Domestic Adjustments to Globalization (CE Morrison & H Soesastro, Eds.). Tokyo: Japan Center for International Exchange, pp. 76–102. Retrieved December 30, 2009.

[4] Fry EH (2003). Local governments adapting to globalization. National League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Archived January 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Haarstad, Håvard; Fløysand, Arnt (March 2007). "Globalization and the power of rescaled narratives: A case of opposition to mining in Tambogrande, Peru". Political Geography. 26 (3): 289–308. doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2006.10.014.

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