VARIOUS ISSUES AND EVENTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
*War on Terror – on September 11, 2001, a group of terrorists hijacked and crashed four U.S. passenger planes into the World Trade Center (New York City) and the Pentagon. With the deaths of thousands of Americans, President George W. Bush declared a War on Terror.
*2008 Presidential Election – a turning point in U.S. history because for the first time, an African American was elected as president of the United States. President Barack Obama ran a campaign that focused on change and brought millions of voters to the polls.
*2008 Presidential Election – a turning point in U.S. history because for the first time, an African American was elected as president of the United States. President Barack Obama ran a campaign that focused on change and brought millions of voters to the polls.