The United States 2000s

Which event on September 11, 2001, changed the United States and led to increased airport security?

• Hurricane Katrina
  

• The Great Recession

• The Attacks on the World Trade Center

• The Iraq War

Who was President of the United States on January 1, 2000?

• Bill Clinton

• George W. Bush

• Barack Obama

• Donald Trump

What celebrity gave their first headline performance on April 23, 2009?

• Beyonce

• Taylor Swift

• Kanye West

• Post Malone

What were most people concerned about at midnight on January 1, 2000?

• Environment

• Technology

• Fireworks

• Space

Hurricane Katrina caused major damage back in 2005, primarily in what city?

• Las Vegas

• Miami

• Washington D.C.

• New Orleans

What was the Great Recession of 2008?

• A war between states

• A period of population growth

• A major economic downturn with many job losses
  

• A drought in the Midwest

What is one major way the internet changed life in the 21st century?

• People stopped using phones
  

• Communication and access to information became faster

• Air travel became challenging

• Schools started opening

Which device became very popular in the 2000s and allowed people to use the internet almost anywhere?

• Smartphone

• Typewriter

• Teleprompter

• Typewriter

What is social media mainly used for?

• Wasting time

• Sharing information and communicating online

• Shopping

• Advertising

Which event in 2020 caused schools and businesses around the world to close temporarily?

• The 2020 Recession

• COVID-19

• Y2K Bug

• The collapse of the Old Man of the Mountain