Timeline 2000's:

Political Issues:
11th of September 2001: bombing of the twin towers in New York.
March 2003: USA and the UK declaring a war on Iraq.
Saddam Hussein captured by the US troops.
Dec 2006: Saddam Hussein killed.
The 7/7 bombings in London.
Madrid Bombings - March 2004
Lebanon War 2006- Israeli attacks.
Gordon Brown becomes the new prime minister of Britai -June 2007

Media Issues:
The success of Harry Potter byJ.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone adapted on the movie.
Finding Nemo- which replaced the Lion King. this was seen as the best animated film ever made, because it made a huge profit.

Social Issues:
Tsunami in Indunisia- December 2004.
Global Warming.
Homosexuality became an accepted issue, and same sex marriages became accepted, in some nations such as Canada, the Netherlands, Britain and Spain.

Economic Issues:
The internet, Mobile phones have improved the Economy, mainly by the social networking websites such as Facebook, Myspace, etc...
The developement of Asian countries, mainly China which has become a world power.
Increasing demands of the Fossil Fuels in the middle East.