U.S. History 2000s VIP by Marshall Barta

Bill Gates

marshallbarta — 2015-04-01 16:34:40 UTC

Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Gates has been criticized for his business tactics, which have been considered anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by numerous court rulings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates

Sam Walton

marshallbarta — 2015-04-01 16:36:13 UTC

In 1998, Walton was included in Time's list of 100 most influential people of the 20th Century.^[25] Walton was honored for all his pioneering efforts in retail in March 1992, when he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George H. W. Bush.^[

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Walton

Estee Lauder

marshallbarta — 2015-04-01 16:36:37 UTC

She was the co-founder, along with her husband, Joseph Lauter (later Lauder),^[2] of Estée Lauder Companies, her eponymous cosmetics company. Lauder was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. She was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was inducted to the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1988

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Est%C3%A9e_Lauder_(businesswoman)

Robert Johnson

marshallbarta — 2015-04-01 16:38:03 UTC

The Complete Recordings, a double-disc box set released by Sony/Columbia Legacy on August 28, 1990, containing almost everything Robert Johnson ever recorded, with all 29 recordings (and 12 alternate takes) won a Grammy Award for “Best Historical Album” that year. In 2006 he was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (accepted by his son Claud).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson#Influences

Free Enterprise System

pelakikaki — 2015-04-01 16:40:08 UTC

The Free Enterprise System has driven new technological

improvements and innovations, because people have

the creative freedom to invent new things.

Lionel Sosa

marshallbarta — 2015-04-01 16:40:11 UTC

Sosa helped U.S. Senator John Tower win his 1978 re-election bid with 37% of the
Hispanic vote; no Republican in Texas had ever won more than 8%. Soon clients
like Bacardi rum, Dr Pepper and Coors beer came seeking his advice on how to woo
the Latino market, eventually turning Sosa & Associates into the largest
Hispanic advertising agency in the U.S. At one point it was billing more than
$100 million annually.

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2008201_2008200_2008222,00.html

Al Gore

w_carter_c — 2015-04-01 16:40:54 UTC

Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, advocate and philanthropist, who served as the 45thVice President of the United States (1993–2001), under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President and lost the 2000 U.S. presidential election despite winning the popular vote. Gore is currently an author and environmental activist. He has founded a number of non-profit organizations, including the Alliance for Climate Protection, and has received a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in climate change activism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore

Ralph Nader

w_carter_c — 2015-04-01 16:41:14 UTC

Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934 is an American political activist of Lebanese origin, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government.Nader came to prominence in 1965 with the publication of his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers in general, and most famously the Chevrolet Corvair. In 1999, a New York University panel of journalists ranked Unsafe at Any Speed 38th among the top 100 pieces of journalism of the 20th century. Nader is a five-time candidate for President of the United States, having run as a write-in candidate in the 1992 New Hampshire Democratic primary, as the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000, and as an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader

Computers and Internet

marshallbarta — 2015-04-01 16:41:30 UTC

Advanced Internet technologies spread rapidly in businesses across the country—in small cities, sprawling suburbs, and dense urban hubs. Although this sparked wage and employment spurts everywhere, the gains were far more striking in regions that were already well off

http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/what_has_the_internet_done_for_the_economy

Geographical Factors

pelakikaki — 2015-04-01 16:41:44 UTC

Geographical have had a great impact on things such as

natural disasters. For example there was much more flooding

in New Orleans than what was expected, because New Orleans

is far below sea level.

2000 Presidential Election

w_carter_c — 2015-04-01 16:41:47 UTC

Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934 is an American political activist of Lebanese origin, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government.Nader came to prominence in 1965 with the publication of his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers in general, and most famously the Chevrolet Corvair. In 1999, a New York University panel of journalists ranked Unsafe at Any Speed 38th among the top 100 pieces of journalism of the 20th century. Nader is a five-time candidate for President of the United States, having run as a write-in candidate in the 1992 New Hampshire Democratic primary, as the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000, and as an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader

Supreme Court Ruling 2000

w_carter_c — 2015-04-01 16:42:07 UTC

Court reverses Florida Supreme Court decision ordering manual recount of ballots. Majority of justices (7–2) agree that recount violates Constitution's equal protection and due process guarantees, since counting standards varied among counties. Court remands case to Florida Supreme Court for remedy but, in 5-4 split, maintains that deadline for recount ends at midnight. Decision effectively ends presidential election.

Term http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0878702.html#ixzz3W4nn5YWc

9/11

w_carter_c — 2015-04-01 16:43:15 UTC

The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th, or 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people and caused at least $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks

2008 Election

pelakikaki — 2015-04-01 16:43:26 UTC

The significance of the 2008 election was that the

first black president in the history of the United States,

Barack Obama was elected.

US Patriot Act

w_carter_c — 2015-04-01 16:44:17 UTC

The USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. Its title is a ten-letter backronym (USA PATRIOT) that stands for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

Effects on Society

pelakikaki — 2015-04-01 16:44:51 UTC

They have had a great impact on society, because they

bring people together and they are a vital influence to

women's rights.

War on Terror

w_carter_c — 2015-04-01 16:45:20 UTC

The War on Terror (WOT), also known as the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), refers to the international military campaign that started after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.[45] The United States led a coalition of other NATO and non-NATO nations in the campaign to destroy al-Qaeda and other militant extremist organizations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Terror

Gov. Role

pelakikaki — 2015-04-01 16:46:25 UTC

The government role of legislation is important to the economy, because

it offers a free enterprise market.