Global Events
This 2003 U.S.-led military action began with the invasion of Iraq
What is the Iraq War?
This social media platform, launched in 2004, became one of the largest in the world.
What is Facebook?
This leader was elected President of the United States in 2008.
Who is Barrack Obama?
Michael Phelps earned a record of 8 gold medals in this 2008 sports event.
This 2008 event, triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, led to a global recession.
What is the Global Financial Crisis?
This natural disaster caused massive destruction in Southeast Asia on December 26, 2004.
What is the Indian Ocean Tsunami?
This smartphone, introduced in 2007, revolutionized mobile technology.
What is the IPhone?
The United Kingdom officially left this political economy union in 2020.
What is the European Union (Brexit)?
This team won the 2016 NBA Championship after being down 3–1 in the finals.
Who are the Cleveland Cavaliers?
Beginning in 2021, rising prices worldwide caused by supply-chain issues and energy shortages led to this economic condition reaching record highs.
What is inflation?
In 2011, this movement led to uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa.
What is Arab Spring?
In 2012, this particle was confirmed at CERN.
What is Higgs boson?
This longtime Cuban leader Stepped down permanently in 2008.
Who is Fidel Castro?
In 2019, this U.S. team won the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Who is the United States Women’s National Team?
This 2010–2012 crisis, centered around countries like Greece, Spain, and Italy, threatened the stability of the Eurozone.
What is the European debt crisis?
In 2020, this virus outbreak was declared a global pandemic.
What is COVID-19?
SpaceX achieved a milestone in 2015 with the first successful landing of this reusable rocket.
What is the Falcon 9?
Donald Trump was impeached twice, once in 2019, and once in this year.
What is 2021?
In 2021, this tennis star became the first male player to win 20 major titles across all surfaces.
Who is Novak Djokovic?
This cryptocurrency exchange collapsed in 2022, wiping out billions and shaking investor confidence in digital assets.
What is FTX?
This county launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022.
This AI model, introduced in 2022, became known for generating human-like text response.
This country hosted the first Winter Olympics ever held in the Middle East in 2022.
What is China? (Beijing 2022)
In 2023–2024, soaring interest rates—especially in the U.S. and Europe—were increased repeatedly by these institutions to fight inflation.
What are central banks? (Federal Reserve, European Central Bank)