History

  • Period: to

    21st century

  • Invasion of Saddam Hussein and occupation of middle east

    US still occupies parts of other countries, power over other countries.
  • Facebook is made

    Globalization of the world because Facebook is online, faster communication and influencers can influence people.
  • Hurricane katrina

    We have industrialized a lot, and Katrina has had tons of lasting economic effects more than the physical damage.
  • iPhone is released

    Making world wide communication and liberalization of inventions a lot easier to access that is small and effectively connects people together everywhere in the world.
  • 2007 financial crisis

    Lots of people losing jobs, money, housing, and living. Economic downfall of lots of things and people can’t live because of investments
  • First black president

    Decreasing racism and more liberalization of ideas. We see people for their value and not their superficial things that don’t matter.
  • Arab spring

    Anti government protests, social contract. Response to corruption and economic stagnation.
  • Deep water horizon oil spill

    An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that affected wildlife and killing nearly 1 million birds directly. Affects of industrialization on the environment.
  • Haiti earthquake

    Globalization of the world. Many countries around the world have come and help Haiti, showing how the world is becoming one and helping each other.
  • World population reaches 7 billion people

    Effects of industrialization and medicine and science lengthening peoples lives and better living conditions
  • Osama is killed

    An attempt to stop terrorism from the Middle East to other parts of the country where they might have beef.
  • Syrian civil war begins

    Syrian economy lost a ton of its value, poverty is skyrocketing, and hyperinflation. Economic affects from a civil war from terrorists
  • First mars rover to send back picture

    Proof of potential of expanding human influence to mars, for more land and influence. Technology and information about our galaxy gains.
  • London 2012 opening ceremony wanted by 900 million people worldwide

    Globolization, and people are coming together from all around the world to participate in a secular activity in one place
  • Same sex marriage

    Liberalization of ideas and democratization of speech and enlightenment.
  • Britain leaves the EU through brexit

    Decrease of population in the EU, reduced the British economy, but britain can control its democracy, land, and its own money.
    Sovereignty.
  • Facebook has 2 billion global users

    Facebook is a very secular application and connects a bunch of the world population together instantly.
  • Huawei is banned from the US

    Globalization of certain companies and not letting other companies affect your own, so government control of the economy.
  • Covid 19

    People now are using lots of technology to link people from around the world together and people now have to stay home, medical advancements to form a vaccine in just one year.
  • George Floyd Death and protests

    Spreading of ideas and protests quickly from the internet, racism awareness, enlightenment.