Last decade has been the worst in history

The first decade of the 21 th century called the “worst” period in modern history. Such data published edition of Time.
In particular, the magazine points out that for the first ten years have seen a large number of events that have impacted very negatively on the lives of both Americans and people in other countries.

As the newspaper writes, the beginning of troubles began with a vague situation in the U.S. presidential election in 2000. Then, we recall, with very vague circumstances of the victory with a minimum margin of votes in Florida won George W. Bush. Moreover, analysts say, this could contribute to the then Governor of the president’s brother Jeb Bush.

In 2001, one after another, followed by two tragic events – the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 in the U.S. and the invasion of coalition troops in Afghanistan. Then, in 2003, the American administration decided to invade Iraq. This event has changed for the worse the lives of millions of people not only in the Middle East, but also in the United States.

The publication also reminds us that in December 2004 there was a terrible tsunami in Southeast Asia, where for several hours killed about 200 thousand people, and survivors were left homeless and without livelihoods. Next on the list is yet another natural disaster – Hurricane Katrina rocked in 2005, the United States.

More magazine notes that “most unpleasant” event in 2008 was considered erupted in the United States and has affected all countries in the world economic crisis. A little later in the year collapsed the world’s largest financial “pyramid” created by “rogue century” Bernard Madoff. As a result of fraud affected not only individuals, but also the banks of other countries.

No binding to a specific date to the number of the worst events of the decade Time refers serious problems of the American automobile industry, when declared bankruptcy and asked for state aid once the two “whale” the U.S. auto industry – GM and Chrysler, and tens of thousands of people in the United States lost their jobs.

At the last place in the list of “worst event” of the early century prison placed the U.S. military base at Guantanamo. Scandals it seriously damaged the image of the United States in the world.