21st Century Introduction

The 2008 Presidential Election

What is the significance of the event shown in this photo?

• declaring the start of the War on Terror

• electing the first African American president

• confirming the youngest Supreme Court Justice

• announcing the results of the 2000 presidential election

21st Century Technology

How has social media impacted the United States economy?

• Fashion, make-up, and hairstyles are less extreme.

• Businesses must invest in building more physical stores.

• Individuals have less knowledge about other ideas and cultures.

• Consumers can easily find information about goods and services.

21st Century Technology

Today we use computers for almost every facet of our daily lives, including work, school, shopping, and entertainment.

• true

• false

September 11, 2001

How many planes were hijacked in the September 11th terrorist attacks?

How have computer technology entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos most directly affected the twenty-first-century economy?

• More people are able to shop for goods online.

• Restaurant owners are able to open fast-food franchises overseas.

• More people are able to get hired after graduating from high school

• Bankers are able to offer customized loans for potential home buyers.

Which situation demonstrates one way that U.S. culture has spread to other parts of the world?

• A young boy in Great Britain watches anime

• A teenage girl buys a hip-hop CD in China

• A businesswoman eats at a sushi restaurant in Canada

• A college athlete in Brazil trains for the Olympics

One advantage offered by hybrid cars is that they -

• Shorten the driving time to destinations

• Decrease household electricity usage

• Reduce the amount of money spent on gasoline

• Expand the use of carpools

One advantage offered by hybrid cars is that they -

• Shorten the driving time to destinations

• Decrease household electricity usage

• Reduce the amount of money spent on gasoline

• Expand the use of carpools

The main reason the United States launched military operations in Afghanistan in October 2001 was to —

• prevent genocide

• seize weapons of mass destruction

• destroy an international terrorist organization

• overthrow an absolute monarchy

Large amounts of oil are found in this country and plays a key role in the world's reliance of oil----------.

• Texas

• Plainview

• Middle East

• Australia