Table of Contents Preface/Acknowledgements Introduction Defining Moments World Map Chapter 1: Second Intifada (2000-2005) Chapter 2: Democracy Movement in Nepal (2001-2006) Chapter 3: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, United States of America (2001) Chapter 4: United States' War on Terrorism: Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (2003) Chapter 5: Establishment of the African Union (2002) Chapter 6: Rise of Social Media (2004) Chapter 7: Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami (2004) Chapter 8: Hurricane Katrina, United States of America (2005) Chapter 9: Kashmir Earthquake of 2005 Chapter 10: Financial Crises and Economic Recession in the United States of America (2007-2009) Chapter 11: International Financial Crisis and Economic Recession (2007-2010) Chapter 12: Global Food Crisis (2007-2008) Chapter 13: Saffron Revolution in Mynmar (2007) Chapter 14: End of Sri Lanka Civil War (2009) Chapter 15: Earthquake in Haiti (2010) Chapter 16: Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico (2010) Chapter 17: Collapse of the San José Mine, Chile, and the Rescue of 33 Miners (2010) Chapter 18: Arab Spring Movements (2010-2011) Chapter 19: Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Disaster, Japan (2011) Chapter 20: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the Nile River (2011) Chapter 21: Conflict in Kashmir (2013) Chapter 22: Pope Francis Elected to Head Roman Catholic Church (2013) Chapter 23: Rana Plaza Industrial Disaster, Bangladesh (2013) Chapter 24: China's Belt and Road Initiative (2013-) Chapter 25: Ebola Outbreak, West Africa (2013-2016) Chapter 26: Chibok Kidnappings, Nigeria (2014) Chapter 27: Flint, Michigan Water Crisis, United States of America (2014) Chapter 28: War in Yemen (2014-) Chapter 29: Degradation of the Great Barrier Reef (2016) Chapter 30: Brexit, Great Britain (2016-) Chapter 31: Attempted Coup d'etats in Türkiye and Subsequent Political Purges (2016-2018) Chapter 32: Presidential Election in the United States of America (2016) Chapter 33: Standing Rock Indian Reservation Protests (Dakota Access Pipeline) (2016) Chapter 34: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, United States of America and the Caribbean (2017) Chapter 35: Rohingya Conflict, Myanmar (2017) Chapter 36: California Wildfires (2017-2018) Chapter 37: Mexico Border Crisis, United States of America (2018-2019) Chapter 38: Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023) Chapter 39: Ukraine Crisis (2022-) Chapter 40: Floods in Pakistan (2022) Bibliography About the Contributors Index.