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The 2000s (pronounced "two-thousands") was a decade that began on January 1, 2000, and ended on December 31, 2009.

The early part of the decade saw the long predicted breakthrough of economic giants in Asia, like India and China, which had double-digit growth during nearly the whole decade. It is also benefited from an economic boom, which saw the two most populous countries becoming an increasingly dominant economic force. The rapid catching-up of emerging economies with developed countries sparked some protectionist tensions during the period and was partly responsible for an increase in energy and food prices at the end of the decade. The economic developments in the latter third of the decade were dominated by a worldwide economic downturn, which started with the crisis in housing and credit in the United States in late 2007 and led to the bankruptcy of major banks and other financial institutions. The outbreak of this global financial crisis sparked a global recession, beginning in the United States and affecting most of the industrialized world.

The decade saw the rise of the Internet, which grew from covering 6.7% to 25.7% of the world population. This contributed to globalization during the decade, which allowed faster communication among people around the world;^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The war on terror and War in Afghanistan began after the September 11 attacks in 2001. The International Criminal Court was formed in 2002. In 2003, a United States-led coalition invaded Iraq, and the Iraq War led to the end of Saddam Hussein's rule as Iraqi President and the Ba'ath Party in Iraq. Al-Qaeda and affiliated Islamist militant groups performed terrorist acts throughout the decade. The Second Congo War, the deadliest conflict since World War II, ended in July 2003. Further wars that ended included the Algerian Civil War, the Angolan Civil War, the Sierra Leone Civil War, the Second Liberian Civil War, the Nepalese Civil War, and the Sri Lankan Civil War. Wars that began included the conflict in the Niger Delta, the Houthi insurgency in Yemen, and the Mexican drug war.

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Avatar is a 2009 epic science fiction film co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by James Cameron. The cast includes Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver. It is the first installment in the Avatar film series. It is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, in order to mine the valuable unobtanium, a room-temperature superconductor mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi, a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a genetically engineered Na'vi body operated from the brain of a remotely located human that is used to interact with the natives of Pandora.

Development of Avatar began in 1994, when James Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film. Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, for a planned release in 1999; however, according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film. Work on the language of the Na'vi began in 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and fictional universe in early 2006. Avatar was officially budgeted at $237 million, due to the groundbreaking array of new visual effects Cameron achieved in cooperation with Weta Digital in Wellington. Other estimates put the cost at between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for promotion. The film made extensive use of new motion capture filming techniques and was released for traditional viewing, 3D viewing (using the RealD 3D, Dolby 3D, XpanD 3D, and IMAX 3D formats), and 4D experiences (in selected South Korean theaters). The series also featured Cameron reunite with his Titanic co-producer Jon Landau, who he would later credit for having a prominent role in the film's production. (Full article...)

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John Felix Anthony Cena (/ˈsiːnə/ SEE-nə; born April 23, 1977) is an American actor and professional wrestler. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE since 2001^[update], but has performed part-time since 2018. A record 16-time world champion as recognized by WWE alongside Ric Flair, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.

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Image 1Enya's 2000 album A Day Without Rain sold 15 million copies. (from 2000s in music)
Image 2In 2004, Daddy Yankee released his international hit single "Gasolina", which is credited with introducing reggaeton to audiences worldwide, and making the music genre a global phenomenon. (from 2000s in music)
Image 3Mariah Carey's 2008 album E=MC² spawned her 18th chart-topper, "Touch My Body", with which she surpassed Elvis Presley to become the solo artist with the most Hot 100 No. 1 songs in history. (from 2000s in music)
Image 4A cybergoth with goggles, synthetic blue hair and shaved head, 2005 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 5Slim-fitting plaid Western shirt gained popularity in the UK in the late 2000s (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 6Nintendo DS (2004) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 7In 2002, Grinspoon performed at the Australian Record Industry Association Awards. (from 2000s in music)
Image 8Good Charlotte received platinum status and gained a large fan base worldwide. (from 2000s in music)
Image 9Young women in Portugal with straightened hair and thick makeup in 2007 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 10Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel are members of the High School Musical, Disney's most successful musical and soundtracks of the 2000s.
Image 11GameCube (2001) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 12During the decade, Flavour N'abania was able to find success by embracing older genres, such as highlife, and remixing them into something more modern. (from 2000s in music)
Image 13On September 23, 2004, the RIAA certified Up! at 11× Platinum, giving Shania Twain the distinction of being the only female artist to have three consecutive diamond albums released in the United States. (from 2000s in music)
Image 14Singer Mary J. Blige topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 with her smash single, "Family Affair", taken from hit album No More Drama. (from 2000s in music)
Image 15Lady Gaga's single, "Poker Face", reached number one in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the UK. (from 2000s in music)
Image 16Navel piercings were popular from 1995 all the way to the 2007/2008. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 17Beyoncé was one of the best selling female performers of the 2000s.
Image 18Nickelback has sold over 50 million albums and was one of the biggest post-grunge bands of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 19Tasha Baxter's breakthrough in the international music charts started with "In the Beginning" in 2002. (from 2000s in music)
Image 20My Chemical Romance is considered one of the most influential rock groups of the 2000s and a major act in the pop-punk and emo genres, despite the band rejecting the latter label. (from 2000s in music)
Image 21Anika Moa's debut studio album Thinking Room, released in 2001, reached number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart. (from 2000s in music)
Image 22Paisley handbag associated with the boho-chic look. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 23Janet Jackson was awarded the American Music Awards' Award of Merit in March 2001 for "her finely crafted, critically acclaimed and socially conscious, multi-platinum albums". (from 2000s in music)
Image 24Lady Gaga's debut album, The Fame (2008), reached No. 1 in Canada, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom and Ireland and topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. (from 2000s in music)
Image 25Modest Mouse (from 2000s in music)
Image 26Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy García, Julia Roberts, and Steven Soderbergh wearing brown leather jackets in December 2001 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 27Following her 1990's success, Namie Amuro remained popular during this era. (from 2000s in music)
Image 28Jamaican woman with cornrows, 2002. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 29Example of the two button slim-fit suit popular in the late 2000s in the UK, US and China. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 30German Mosher, the more punk-like incarnation of scene, early to mid-2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 31Nuon (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 32Bon Jovi's Lost Highway Tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 33In 2007, it took four hours for TVXQ to sell out 33,000 seats for a series of concerts in Seoul. (from 2000s in music)
Image 34Sean Paul's third album The Trinity debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, breaking records with its first-week sales for a reggae/dancehall artist, and eventually going Platinum in the United States. (from 2000s in music)
Image 35Young woman in summer 2009 wearing all black clothes (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 36Three of System of a Down's albums debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. (from 2000s in music)
Image 37American rapper Jay Z (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 38Haifa Wehbe released her second studio album Baddi Aech (Arabic: بدي عيش, English: "I Want to Live") in early 2005, following the success of lead single "Ya Hayat Albi." Released after the assassination of Lebanese politician Rafik Hariri, the title single of the album is about "freedom, considered to be among the most basic of human rights". (from 2000s in music)
Image 39Young woman wearing dress made from African patterned fabric in 2008. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 40Jennifer Lopez was the first actress and singer in history to have both a film and an album at No. 1 in the same week. (from 2000s in music)
Image 41In 2005, The New York Times wrote, "Reggaetón has conquered parties, clubs and lately radio; Daddy Yankee's hit "Gasolina" reached MTV and the playlists of many hip-hop stations." (from 2000s in music)
Image 42Ecuadorian emo kids from the late 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 43Swedish Raggare, 2005. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 44Indian couple wearing a mixture of traditional dress and Western clothing (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 45A woman in 2001 showcasing many of the styles of the early 2000s, including a halter top, low rise pants, and exposed thong underwear creating a whale tail. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 46The flared jeans of the late 1990s remained fashionable throughout the early and mid-2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 47Taylor Swift rose to fame in the late 2000s, with her unique country-pop style, spawning global hits like "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me". (from 2000s in music)
Image 48Kylie Minogue is considered the biggest Australian pop act of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 49In Taiwan alone, 250,000 copies of S.H.E's Super Star were sold. (from 2000s in music)
Image 50Britney Spears was the best-selling women artist of the decade.
Image 51PlayStation Portable (2004) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 52Miranda Kerr in 2004 modeling for Obar Jeans. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 53Tattoos and extreme body piercings went mainstream in the late 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 54Nintendo DSi XL (2009) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 55O-Zone's "Dragostea Din Tei" topped charts in France, Germany, and Austria for over three months, reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 72 on the US Pop 100. (from 2000s in music)
Image 56EyeToy (2003) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 57Alicia Keys was the best selling female R&B performer of the 2000s. (from 2000s in music)
Image 58Blink-182's song "All the Small Things" kickstarted a resurgence of interest in pop rock. (from 2000s in music)
Image 59Guitar Hero controller (2005) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 60Young woman wearing sundress and Christian Louboutin shoes, 2009. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 61Australian electronic group The Avalanches released their debut album Since I Left You in 2000. (from 2000s in music)
Image 62Nas is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. (from 2000s in music)
Image 63Canadian Avril Lavigne was the biggest breakthrough of the 2000s worldwide with 40 million albums sold.
Image 64Dennis Rodman wearing an Ed Hardy shirt, and Donald Trump wearing a navy blue two button suit in 2009 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 65Woman wearing backless top and microskirt at Cologne Pride, 2006. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 66Female tourists in 2005 sporting colorful mid-2000s athletic fashions. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 67Justin Timberlake was one of the best-selling men artists of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 68Aaliyah wearing a bandana and hoop earrings in 2000 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 69American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is the most successful winner of American Idol and a key artist in the power pop and pop rock movement of the 2000s.
Image 70Soulja Boy's 2007 debut single "Crank That" was considered the biggest dance fad since the Macarena. (from 2000s in music)
Image 71Coldplay is considered to be the most successful British rock act of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 72Leeann Tweeden, 2003, wearing an off-the-shoulder top and cargo pants. She also sports highlights on her hair. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 73English-Australian singer Peter Andre in 2004 wearing ripped and sandblasted baggy jeans influenced by surfer and hip-hop fashion. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 74BoA's No. 1 was the fourth-best-selling record of 2002 in South Korea. (from 2000s in music)
Image 75Paulina Rubio's Paulina remained on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart for 99 weeks. (from 2000s in music)
Image 76Ayumi Hamasaki was one of the most popular Japanese stars of the 2000s, known as "The Empress of Japanese Pop". (from 2000s in music)
Image 77PlayStation 3 (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 78Model in 2005 wearing low-rise jeans, a newsboy cap, and a belly shirt (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 79Winklepicker boots fashionable in England, Italy and Mexico from 2005 onwards. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 80Aerosmith toured for every year of the 2000s except 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 81Swedish actors in 2002 sporting various early 2000s fashions and hairstyles. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 82Fergie's The Dutchess sold over 6 million copies worldwide becoming one of the most successful albums of the era. (from 2000s in music)
Image 83PSP Go (2009) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 84Young woman in 2003 wearing a horizontal striped shirt and boot-cut jeans. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 85Nintendo DS Lite (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 86Luis Fonsi's "Nada Es Para Siempre" received a nomination for Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year at the 2006 Latin Billboard Music Awards. (from 2000s in music)
Image 87T-Pain was initially criticized for popularizing autotune, which is now considered an iconic trend of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 88American Idol winner Carrie Underwood registered successful songs on country music charts. (from 2000s in music)
Image 89Californian band Orson in 2006 wearing mid 1960s-inspired apparel (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 90Jay Chou was a dominant force in Asian music for almost all of the 2000s and the first half of the next decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 91Snake II on a Nokia 3310 (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 92Robyn on tour in 2003. (from 2000s in music)
Image 93Young American woman in 2007 wearing a white miniskirt, a blue bikini top, and sunglasses (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 94Black Muntu is an urban rap group with a massive following across Zambia. (from 2000s in music)
Image 95Madonna's Sticky and Sweet Tour became the highest grossing female tour and the highest grossing solo tour of all-time making $408 million in 85 shows. (from 2000s in music)
Image 96PlayStation 2 (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 97In 2008, Amy Winehouse tied the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night and became the first British woman to win five Grammys. (from 2000s in music)
Image 98Game Boy Advance (2001) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 99Buzz! controller (2005) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 100Wings haircut worn by singer Justin Bieber in 2009. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 101Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performing in 2005. Foo Fighters are widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant rock bands of the 2000s. The decade saw Foo Fighters win the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album a record-breaking three times; in 2001, 2004, and 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 102Close-fitting vintage printed T-shirt (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 103Girl with curly brown hair sporting an off-the-shoulder top, a carry over from the early 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 104In 2003, Stephon Harris's album The Grand Unification Theory won the Martin E. Segal Award from Jazz at Lincoln Center. (from 2000s in music)
Image 105Wii (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 106An orchestra performing a Video Games Live event (from 2000s in video games)
Image 107Nintendo DSi (2008) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 108Amaral (from 2000s in music)
Image 109Jared Leto wearing slim-fit formal wear; Popular 2008–onwards. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 110In 2009, Phyzix released his debut studio album The Lone Ranger LP which contained the hit singles Cholapitsa and Gamba. (from 2000s in music)
Image 111Shakira was the best selling Latin female artist, also one of the best selling women of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 112Chunky sneakers of the early 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 113Indie rock singer Damian Kulash wearing psychedelic 1960s inspired clothing, 2009 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 114Slim-fit tweed popular in the late 2000s (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 115Swedish teenagers wearing typical late 2000s male hairstyles, 2008 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 116American rapper Eminem is the most commercially successful artist of the decade.
Image 117Singer-songwriter-guitarist Tanya Chua was successful during the 2000s as a leading Mandopop artist. (from 2000s in music)
Image 118Girl Wearing Low Waisted Pants, 2008 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 119Darius Rucker, had three No. 1 country hits in 2008–09: "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", "It Won't Be Like This for Long" and "Alright". (from 2000s in music)
Image 120Kiff No Beat is an Ivorian hip-hop group from Abidjan. It was formed in 2009, and composed of five members. (from 2000s in music)
Image 121Aria Wallace and Victoria Justice playing Guitar Hero (from 2000s in video games)
Image 122British "Chav" wearing tracksuit and baseball cap. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 123Xbox 360 (2005) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 124Chinese skaters, 2007. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 125Ramallah Underground have been considered the founders of Palestinian hip-hop. (from 2000s in music)
Image 126The Black Eyed Peas began utilizing Auto-Tune and electropop–dance in their most successful album to date, The E.N.D., which spawned five top ten hit singles.
Image 127Delta Goodrem released her debut album Innocent Eyes in 2003 which became a monster smash hit – it went to No. 1 and stayed for 29 non-consecutive weeks, being certified 14× Platinum for selling over 1 million copies, the second most of all time in Australia. (from 2000s in music)
Image 128Zoë Bell in 2006 sporting a medium length hairstyle and blended highlights (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 129Lynda Thomas released successful rock singles in 2000 and 2001. (from 2000s in music)
Image 130Xbox (2001) (from 2000s in video games)

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[1] Ludden D (1998). The newness of globalization: A schematic view of the historical zones of territoriality University of Pennsylvania. Unfinished draft. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Gordon PH; Meunier S (2001). The French challenge: Adapting to globalization. Washington, D.C.: Brookings.

[3] Heizo T; Ryokichi C (1998). "Japan". Domestic Adjustments to Globalization (CE Morrison & H Soesastro, Eds.). Tokyo: Japan Center for International Exchange, pp. 76–102. Retrieved December 30, 2009.

[4] Fry EH (2003). Local governments adapting to globalization. National League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2009. Archived January 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Haarstad, Håvard; Fløysand, Arnt (March 2007). "Globalization and the power of rescaled narratives: A case of opposition to mining in Tambogrande, Peru". Political Geography. 26 (3): 289–308. doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2006.10.014.

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