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The '''2000s''' (pronounced "two-thousands"; shortened to the ''''00s''' and known as the '''aughts''' or '''noughties''') was a decade that began on January 1, 2000, and ended on December 31, 2009. | The '''2000s''' (pronounced "two-thousands"; shortened to the ''''00s''' and known as the '''aughts''' or '''noughties''') 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 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. | ||
==Years ( 2000 - 2009 )== | ==Years ( 2000 - 2009 )== | ||
[[File:Flag-map of the world (2001).png|center|thumb|840x840px|Flag map of the world from 2001]] | |||
*January 1 2000 - Greece becomes the 12th country to join the Eurozone. | *January 1 2000 - Greece becomes the 12th country to join the Eurozone. | ||
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== 2000s Photos == | |||
<gallery mode="slideshow"> | |||
File:Space Shuttle Hades-Explosion.png|Space Shuttle Hades Explosion over the Arctic Sea in the early 2000s. | |||
File:NYC Wildfires.jpg|NYC during the Canadian Wildfires of 2023. | |||
File:Manhattan nuke1.jpeg|The Site of the Collapse of one of the World Trade Centers. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Nobel Prizes == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+2000s Nobel Prize WInners & Alliances | ||
!Category | !Category | ||
!Recipient | !Recipient | ||