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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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Naruto is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young, socially isolated ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. The story is told in two parts: the first is set in Naruto's pre-teen years (volumes 1–27), and the second in his teens (volumes 28–72). The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto: Karakuri (1995), which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha's monthly Hop Step Award the following year, and Naruto (1997).

Naruto was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 1999 to November 2014, with its 700 chapters collected in 72 tankōbon volumes. Viz Media licensed the manga for North American production and serialized Naruto in their digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The manga was adapted into two anime television series by Pierrot and Aniplex, which ran from October 2002 to March 2017 on TV Tokyo. Pierrot also produced 11 animated films and 12 original video animations (OVAs). The franchise additionally includes light novels, video games, and trading cards. The story continues in Boruto, where Naruto's son Boruto Uzumaki creates his own ninja path as opposed to following his father's. (Full article...)

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Lesnar in 2023

Brock Edward Lesnar (/ˈlɛznər/ LEZ-nər; born July 12, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler and professional American football player. As a professional wrestler he has been signed to WWE since 2022, having two previous tenures from 2000–2004 and 2012–2020. Often regarded as one of the most prolific combat sport athletes in the world, Lesnar is the only person to have won the primary heavyweight championships of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Lesnar competed in collegiate wrestling for the University of Minnesota, winning the NCAA Division I national championship in 2000. He soon signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed WWE in 2002), rising to industry prominence in mid-2002 by winning the WWE Championship at age 25, setting the record for the youngest performer to win the championship. In 2004, Lesnar departed WWE to join the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL), but was cut from the team during pre-season. He returned to wrestling and signed with NJPW in 2005 where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar later departed NJPW and continued to be promoted as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the IGF before taking a hiatus from wrestling to pursue a career in mixed martial arts (MMA). Years later in 2012, he re-signed with WWE; his 504-day first reign with the WWE Universal Championship is the seventh-longest world championship reign in the promotion's history and he holds the record for most reigns as Universal Champion at three. He also won the Royal Rumble match twice (2003 and 2022), the Money in the Bank ladder match (2019), the King of the Ring tournament (2002), and has headlined several pay-per-view events, including WWE's flagship event WrestleMania five times (19, 31, 34, 36 – Night 2, and 38 – Night 2) and nine SummerSlams (2002, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022); in addition, he also ended The Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania streak in 2014. (Full article...)

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Image 1In Taiwan alone, 250,000 copies of S.H.E's Super Star were sold. (from 2000s in music)
Image 2In 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 3American rapper Jay Z (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 4Paisley handbag associated with the boho-chic look. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 5In 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 6During 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 7Australian electronic group The Avalanches released their debut album Since I Left You in 2000. (from 2000s in music)
Image 8Indie rock singer Damian Kulash wearing psychedelic 1960s inspired clothing, 2006 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 9Beyoncé was one of the best selling female performers of the 2000s.
Image 10Winklepicker boots fashionable in England, Italy and Mexico from 2005 onwards. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 11Jared Leto wearing slim-fit formal wear; Popular 2008–onwards. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 12Aria Wallace and Victoria Justice playing Guitar Hero (from 2000s in video games)
Image 13Soulja Boy's 2007 debut single "Crank That" was considered the biggest dance fad since the Macarena. (from 2000s in music)
Image 14Ramallah Underground have been considered the founders of Palestinian hip-hop. (from 2000s in music)
Image 15Buzz! controller (2005) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 16Taylor 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 17Tattoos and extreme body piercings went mainstream in the late 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 18Young woman in 2003 wearing a horizontal striped shirt and boot-cut jeans. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 19Nintendo DS (2004) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 20In 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 21Dennis Rodman wearing an Ed Hardy shirt, and Donald Trump wearing a navy blue two button suit in 2009 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 22Bon Jovi's Lost Highway Tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 23Modest Mouse (from 2000s in music)
Image 24Fergie's The Dutchess sold over 6 million copies worldwide becoming one of the most successful albums of the era. (from 2000s in music)
Image 25Aerosmith toured for every year of the 2000s except 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 26Scene kids, 2008 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 27PlayStation 3 (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 28Following her 1990's success, Namie Amuro remained popular during this era. (from 2000s in music)
Image 29Xbox 360 (2005) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 30British "Chav" wearing tracksuit and baseball cap. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 31Good Charlotte received platinum status and gained a large fan base worldwide. (from 2000s in music)
Image 32Singer 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 33Lady 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 34Jamaican woman with cornrows, 2002. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 35Sean 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 36American Idol winner Carrie Underwood registered successful songs on country music charts. (from 2000s in music)
Image 37In 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 38Snake II on a Nokia 3310 (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 39Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel are members of the High School Musical, Disney's most successful musical and soundtracks of the 2000s.
Image 40Paulina Rubio's Paulina remained on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart for 99 weeks. (from 2000s in music)
Image 41Young woman wearing sundress and Christian Louboutin shoes, 2009. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 42Jennifer 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 43Young women in Portugal with straightened hair and thick makeup in 2007 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 44Xbox (2001) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 45Swedish teenagers wearing typical late 2000s male hairstyles, 2008 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 46Nintendo DSi (2008) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 47Swedish Raggare, 2005. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 48Close-fitting vintage printed T-shirt (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 49EyeToy (2003) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 50O-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 51Ayumi Hamasaki was one of the most popular Japanese stars of the 2000s, known as "The Empress of Japanese Pop". (from 2000s in music)
Image 52Luis 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 53Amaral (from 2000s in music)
Image 54Lady Gaga's single, "Poker Face", reached number one in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the UK. (from 2000s in music)
Image 55Swedish actors in 2002 sporting various early 2000s fashions and hairstyles. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 56English-Australian singer Peter Andre in 2004 wearing ripped and sandblasted baggy jeans influenced by surfer and hip-hop fashion. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 57Californian band Orson in 2006 wearing mid 1960s-inspired apparel (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 58Justin Timberlake was one of the best-selling male artists of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 59Slim-fit tweed popular in the late 2000s (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 60Blink-182's song "All the Small Things" kickstarted a resurgence of interest in pop rock. (from 2000s in music)
Image 61Girl with curly brown hair sporting an off-the-shoulder top, a carry over from the early 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 62Miranda Kerr in 2004 modeling for Obar Jeans. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 63Example of the two button slim-fit suit popular in the late 2000s in the UK, US and China. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 64Model in 2005 wearing low-rise jeans, a newsboy cap, and a belly shirt (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 65Mariah 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 66Young American woman in 2007 wearing a white miniskirt, a blue bikini top, and sunglasses (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 67On 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 68Lynda Thomas released successful rock singles in 2000 and 2001. (from 2000s in music)
Image 69Zoë Bell in 2006 sporting a medium length hairstyle and blended highlights (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 70Woman wearing backless top and microskirt at Cologne Pride, 2006. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 71Nintendo DS Lite (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 72GameCube (2001) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 73Indian couple wearing a mixture of traditional dress and Western clothing (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 74Game Boy Advance (2001) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 75A cybergoth with goggles, synthetic blue hair and shaved head, 2005 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 76Wings haircut worn by singer Justin Bieber in 2009. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 77Nuon (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 78In 2002, Grinspoon performed at the Australian Record Industry Association Awards. (from 2000s in music)
Image 79Kylie Minogue is considered the biggest Australian pop act of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 80Chinese skaters, 2007. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 81Coldplay is considered to be the most successful British rock act of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 82Wii (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 83In 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 84Jay 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 85Three of System of a Down's albums debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. (from 2000s in music)
Image 86Young woman wearing dress made from African patterned fabric in 2008. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 87Navel piercings were popular from 1995 all the way to 2007/2008. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 88Britney Spears was the best-selling female artist of the decade.
Image 89PlayStation Portable (2004) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 90Singer-songwriter-guitarist Tanya Chua was successful during the 2000s as a leading Mandopop artist. (from 2000s in music)
Image 91Haifa 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 92T-Pain was initially criticized for popularizing autotune, which is now considered an iconic trend of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 93Ecuadorian emo kids from the late 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 94Robyn on tour in 2003. (from 2000s in music)
Image 95Chunky sneakers of the early 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 96Janet 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 97Anika Moa's debut studio album Thinking Room, released in 2001, reached number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart. (from 2000s in music)
Image 98Alicia Keys was the best selling female R&B performer of the 2000s. (from 2000s in music)
Image 99My 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 100Guitar Hero controller (2005) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 101Nas is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. (from 2000s in music)
Image 102In 2009, Phyzix released his debut studio album The Lone Ranger LP which contained the hit singles Cholapitsa and Gamba. (from 2000s in music)
Image 103Tasha Baxter's breakthrough in the international music charts started with "In the Beginning" in 2002. (from 2000s in music)
Image 104PlayStation 2 (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 105Female tourists in 2005 sporting colorful mid-2000s athletic fashions. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 106PSP Go (2009) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 107Young woman in summer 2009 wearing all black clothes (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 108Delta 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 109Game Boy Advance SP (2003) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 110Enya's 2000 album A Day Without Rain sold 15 million copies. (from 2000s in music)
Image 111WonderSwan Color (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 112Aaliyah wearing a bandana and hoop earrings in 2000 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 113Madonna'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 114Leeann Tweeden, 2003, wearing an off-the-shoulder top and cargo pants. She also sports highlights on her hair. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 115German Mosher, the more punk-like incarnation of scene, early to mid-2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 116An orchestra performing a Video Games Live event (from 2000s in video games)
Image 117The 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 118Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy García, Julia Roberts, and Steven Soderbergh wearing brown leather jackets in December 2001 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 119Canadian Avril Lavigne was the biggest breakthrough of the 2000s worldwide with 40 million albums sold.
Image 120Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performing in 2005. Foo Fighters achieved major commercial success and won multiple Grammy Awards in the 2000s, including Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2001, 2004, and 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 121American 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 122An Xbox Debug Kit, intended for game developers on porting PC games to the Xbox. (from 2000s in video games)
Image 123Shakira was the best selling Latin female artist, also one of the best selling women of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 124The flared jeans of the late 1990s remained fashionable throughout the early and mid-2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 125Nintendo DSi XL (2009) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 126American rapper Eminem is the most commercially successful artist of the decade.
Image 127BoA's No. 1 was the fourth-best-selling record of 2002 in South Korea. (from 2000s in music)
Image 128Slim-fitting plaid Western shirt gained popularity in the UK in the late 2000s (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 129Black Muntu is an urban rap group with a massive following across Zambia. (from 2000s in music)
Image 130Kiff 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 131Darius 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 132Nickelback has sold over 50 million albums and was one of the biggest post-grunge bands of the decade. (from 2000s in music)

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