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Jean Chretien – Canada
Joseph Jacques Jean Chretien: November 4 1993- December 11 2003 (Liberal)
Chretien was a Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003. -
Population
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First Hybrid Car
-Toyota Prius released
- started to be the major advancements in vehicles
- struck great interest in future energy developments due to global warming -
Climate Change and the Governments Reaction
- Climate change is the biggest envorinmental concern of the decade, humans are main contributors to the signifigant changes -humanitarian and economic impacts, food and water shortages, extreme weather events, change in length of seasons and global warming are all problems caused from us -the government plans to reduce industrial greenhouse gases, drive more eletrics powered cars or walk, and all the usual things people can do around the house to help
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The 2000s
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Harold Shipman
On January 31st 2000 Harold Shipman was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 15 people. Further investigation in the case discovered that the actual number ranges from 215-345 vitims. The inquiry also found that 80% of his victims were women and the instrument used for the murders was lethal amounts of diamorphine. He went unnoticed by signing the victim's death certificates indicating that the victim was seriouly ill and it was a matter of time until they died. -
Pollock
The movie "Pollock" was made based on painter, Jackson Pollock. The movie displays how influencial Pollock has been for modern art. In the early-mid 2000s, art based on Pollocks abstract style was very common and popular. -
Segway PT
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Wikipedia Launched
-Wikipedia is a free, web-based, multilingual encyclopedia.
- written by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton is an Amercain politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States. He served from 1993 until 2001. Before being the President he was the governor of Arkansas. He then took office at the end of the Cold War and was the first president of the baby boomer generation. -
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George W. Bush
Bush is a Republican American politician who served as the 43rd Preseident. Before that he was the governor or Texas. -
Government Response to 9/11
-after the horror of 9/11 Canada swiftly responded in many ways ---Jean Chretien established a cabinet committee on public security and anti-terrorism
-the government invested 7.7 billion to fight terrorism and re enforce security for the country. -
9/11
Coordinated bombings against the United States of America, by the terrorist group Al-Quaeda. Al-Quaeda leader Osama bin Laden took full responsibility for the bombing. Osama bin Laden was reported dead by American President Barack Obama on the 2nd of May 2011. -
War on Terrorism
-a war that refers to military and diplomatic campaigns putting an end to international terrorism
-the campaign was launched by the U.S.A. and its allies Canada, Australia, Britain and other European countries and was largely aimed at Islamic groups such as al-Qaeda and Hamas.
-today this war has become associated with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. -
Apple's iPod Launched
Over the past decade the iPod transformed itself with color, size, screens and capabilities, but more importantly it has transformed the way we listen to music. -
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone had such success in the early 2000s and has now become a classic. Overall, this movie made $974,733,550 -
Queen Elizabeth "The Mother Queen" Dies
The Mother Queen died peacefully in her sleep on March 30th 2002. She was one of the most respected and admired memebers of the Royal Family. For the past four months (before her death) the Queen had suffered from a cold. The Queen died at an age of 101 which set a new record as the oldest member of the Royal Family (this record was broken in 2004). Her funeral took place on April 9th at Westminster Abbey -
SARS virus
-throughout 2003 the SARS virus also known as severe acute respitory syndrome effected Canada greatly
-many Canadian tour companies and hotels were decreasing in business because of this epidemic.
-there 8,422 known infected cases and 916 confirmed fatal reports.
-within only a few weeks in 2003 SARS spread to 37 countries in the world
-the Canadian government expected a large economic impact as a result because the travel ban and large healthcare costs would majorly effect Canda's economy. -
Iraq War
- U.S and U.K. heard that Iraq may have wepaons of mass destruction
- United Nations passed Resolution 1441 which allowed them to have Iraq cooperate and let them inspect for weapons of mass destruction -13 December 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces at a farmhouse. -Canada did not participate in the invasion and acted ore as a peacekeeping country during this war.
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Atkins Diet
The Atkins Diet effected the food industry immensly because of how popular the diet became. It was so successful that some companies making processed or unhealthy foods blamed Atkins for their decrease in sales. The Atkins Diet claimed to switch body's metabolism from metabolizing glucose for energy into using stored body fat for energy. -
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The Return of the King was a huge success and became this decades 2nd highest grossing movie after Avatar. In total it made $1,119,110,941 in sales. -
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Paul Edgar Phillipe Martin Jr.
-Chretien stepped down as Prime Minister due to growing discontent within his own Liberal Party
- the new PM known as Paul Martin, Jr., is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003- 2006 -
Facebook Launched
Facebook is basically the web’s largest photo-sharing site where users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange messages, including automatic notifications when they update their profile. Additionally, users may join common-interest user groups, organized by workplace, school or colleges. The first biggest and most successful social network invented. -
Earthquake & Tsunami - Indian Ocean
A 9.1-9.3 magnitude earthquake (third largest ever recoded on a seismograph) shook the entire world. Its epicentre was just off the west coast of Indonesia. This earthquake was the longest ever recorded (lasting 8-10 minutes). About 2 hours after the earthquake, a Tsunami struck Indonesia killing 227 898 people. -
Relgion
As of 2005, the dominant religion of the world was Christianity. 32% of the total worlds population is Christian. However, the growth rate of the religion has decreased so the ammount of Christian people has not increased very much since 2005.
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7/7
'7/7' is the day when Al Qaeda terrorists bombed the Transit System of London, England. There were 56 casualties and over 770 injuries. The explosives were homemade, were organic-peroxide based, and were detonated during morning rush hour. Three bombs exploded on London subways at 8:30 BST and the fourth exploded on a double-decker bus an hour later. Al Qaeda took full responsibility for the bombings -
Same Sex Marraige Legalized
-Canada became the fourth country in the world and the first country in the Americas to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide
-passed the Civil Marriage Act
-was introduced by Prime Minister Paul Martin's Liberal government -
Hurricane Katrina
On August 23rd 2005, Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas (southeastern). By the end of the storm, Hurricane Katrina had been named as one of the 5 deadliest Hurricanes in the entire history of the United States. The total cost to repair the damage caused by Katrina is estimated at $81.2 billion -
Converse, Ugg Boots and Crocs
In the 2000s, there were many footwear fads. Converse shoes became a necessity for many in the early 2000s when Nike bought Converse for $305 million in 2003.
Ugg Boots were and still are a major trend for women, children and sometimes men aswell. In 2008 alone, UGG Australia made US$689 million.
The Croc fad began in 2002 from a company called Foam Creations in Quebec. The company was very successful reaching revenue of millions each year, considering each pair of crocs cost $0.79. -
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Stephen Joseph Harper
-Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister
-became the Prime Minister of Canada after his party won a minority government in 2006
-is the first PM from the new Conserevative Party
-Harper was recently re-elected on May 2nd 2011 as the Prime Minister of Canada. -
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Being the third highest grossing film of the decade, the second movie of the Pirates of the Caribbean series was very popular in the mid 2000s. This movie made $1,066,179,725. -
Litvinenko Poisoning
On the 1st of November 2006, former Russian Spy Alexander Litvinenko met with two Russian men, invluding a former member of the Russian secret services (KGB). The same night he fell ill with excessive vomiting. He died on November 26th in ICU. It was originally suspected that he had been poisoned with thallium, but in the end it was Polonium-210 that caused his death. The controversy began when Litvinenko accused Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of being responsible his poisoning. -
Energy Drinks
By 2007, the Energy Drink market hit $5.4 billion per year. Powerade, Gatorade, Red Bull and Capri Sun were a few hugely successful brands. -
Apple's iPhone Released
Steve Jobs created the Apple iPhone that completely transformed the world’s idea of what a cellular phone is and what it can do. It was the first smartphone that you could browse the web and talk on at the same time. -
Amazon Kindle
- ebook
- gave readers the oppourtinity to bring many books along with them in one technological tool
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2008 G8 Summit
-34th G8 summit took place in Tokyo, Japan from July 7–9, 2008
-G8 event has become an occasion for a wide variety of policitcal leaders,non-governmental organizations, activists and civics groups to get together and discuss a multitude of issues
-Canada, French Republic, Russian Federation, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland, U.S.A., and Federal Republic of Germany
-protesters were fighting against things from global warming to banning cluster bombs, and poverty -
The Dark Knight
The forth hightest grossing film of the decade was The Dark Knight, making $1,001,921,825. -
Lady Gaga
The beginning of Lady Gaga's fame started in November of 2008 with the release of Bad Romance. The song became #1 on the billboards of 18 countries. Lady Gaga is considered one of the most influencial artists of the decade. -
Obama
History was made with the outcome of the Presidential Elections on November 4th 2008 as Barack Obama became the first African American President. Obama, leader of the Democtrates gathered 52.9% of the votes and beat John McCain (and Sarah Palin) who gathered only 45.7% of the votes. -
Swine Flu
- throughout this year the swine flu was spread across Canada, ( severe flu virus)
- also know as H1N1
- Confirmed Fatal Cases in Ontario: 4 people in Ontario, 2 people in Alberta, 4 people in Nova Scotia, and 3 people in B.C. During this time the government advised people not to travel to Mexico -affected many people in certain countries around the world, many people wore face masks to protect themselves
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Barack Obama
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-he is a strong democratic leader for the United States
-he made history by being the first African American as presidnet of the U.S. -
Michael Jackson's Death
Michael Jackson has been described as a genius or legend of pop music. He effected everyone around the world with his music and famous dance moves. Therefore, theres no surprise his death was a moment nobody will forget. He died from propofol intoxication after suffering from cardiac arrest. -
Avatar
The most successful movie of the decade was Avatar. Released in 2009, its popularity was noticed straight away with sold out box offices galore. In total, Avatar made $2, 713, 395, 000 -
Population
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Political Responce to Natural Disasters (Haiti)
- Canada maintains its repuatation to aid countries facing natural disasters
- Canada is always at the forefront of providing aid and donations for countries in need
- On January 12 2010 Haiti was hit an Earthquake reaching 7 on the rictor scale
- within hours of the earthquake, the Government of Canada had deployed civilian and military emergency management experts to Haiti
- In 2004 tsunami Canada and its organizations sent over 700 million dollars to help the victims of the disaster
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Olympics
2000- Sydney Australia
2002-Salt Lake City
2004- Athens Greece
2006-Turino Italy
2008- Beijing China
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Eminem
On April 29/10 Eminem released song "Not Afraid". After the his record sold 3 million copies in November, he was named "best selling artist of the decade".
