Commission Unit: What happened in the Noughties

Noughtie's

September 11^th 2001 – terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York

2003 the Iraq war began

Earth quakes

Tsunamis

Hurricanes

Fuel prices went up

The price of the euro went up 

Some of the most popular and successful online sites or search engines of the 2000s included:Google, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, Amazon, eBay, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Mobile phone convergance - camera, radio, internet, emails, sms, etc

Same sex marriages made legal

Swine flu

Rise in reality drama tv shows – The Only Way is Essex, Laguna Beach, The Hills, etc

Rise in reality competition shows – Strictly Come Dancing, X Factor, The Voice etc

Change in technology

·        Computers

·        Game consoles

·        Mobile phones

·        Cars

·        Televisions

·        Internet

Change in fashion

·        Uggs

·        Crocs

·        Skinny jeans

Initial Ideas

What the noughties involved for different generations?

What happened to different couples in the noughties?

Why programmes like the Hills and Laguna Beach have become so popular?

Why is there so many interactive reality competition shows around now?