The years 2000 cover the period of 2000 with 2009.

Events

• Attacks of September 11th, 2001

• War in Afghanistan
• Summit of the Earth of Johannesburg (2002)
• 3rd world forum of water to Kyōto (March 2003)
• War in Iraq (2003-2007)
• Heat wave of 2003
• Orange revolution in Ukraine
• Earthquake of December 26th, 2004 and Tsunami which resulted from it
• Ouragan Katrina
• israélo-Lebanese Conflit from 2006

Social phenomena

• very active Universalization

• Advent again Media (Electronic press, Blog, Youtube - > Web 2.0)
• New criteria requested by the consumer (Organic farming, Equitable trade, labels " verts")
• Universalization of the Terrorism.
• Pushed interest for the countries of Southeast Asia under development full
• New American questioning of the model and the American way off life
• international Awakening of the dangers related to the Climate warming.
• Called in question of the " Junk food " and fights against the Obésité in the developed countries.
• the beginning of the Tele reality.

Significant characters

• Usama Bin Laden

• Vladimir Poutine
• George W. Bush
• Tony Blair
• Jose María Aznar
• Steve Jobs
• Bill Gates
• Saddam Hussein
• Fidel Castro
• Hugo Chávez
• Jean-Paul II
• Benoit XVI

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

• Generalization of the numerical camera

• Popularization of the use of Internet and high-speed (ADSL, cable, etc)
• Vulgarizing of the use of the Mobile phone
• Opening of the Personal computing (PDA, GPS, etc)
• Discovered new species of birds
• Advent of the Web 2.0
• Beginnings of the TNT, generalization of the screens TV dishes
• Vulgarizing of the DVD, and beginning of the mediae center

Music

Alternate Néo-métal/Rap-Métal/Métal Korn, Slipknot, Deftones, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, P.O.D., Evanescence, System off have down

Pop-punk/Emo-punk/Screamo/Metalcore Blink 182, Sum 41, Greenday, My chemical Lovesong, A.F.I., Atreyu, Fall out servant boys, Good Charlotte, Fall off troy, Protest the hero, The Dillinger Escape Plane, Converges, Everytime I die, Blood Brothers, Alexisonfire, Coheed and Cambria, From first to last, Funeral for has friend, Senses Fall, Simple plan.

Revival Garage/Punk Blues/punk Psychédélique/Noise Blues-Rock/Revival/rock'n'roll Black Lips, The White Stripes, Psychedelic Horseshit, Make one fire, Dead Meadow, Black Mountain, Two Gallants, Deltahead, Jay Reatard, McLusky, Future off the left, Shooting At unarmed men, Liars, The Horrors, Pissed Jeans

" Return of the Rock'n'roll/New wave Brit-pop The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs, Interpol, Clap your hands and say yeah, Maxïmo Park, The Libertines, Bambyshambles, Dirty Pretty Things

Electroclash/Dance-Punk/Punk-Funk/Nu-turnip Miss Kittin, Chicks one speed, Peaches, Felix da housecat, Fischerspooner, Go! TEAM!!! , Shitdisco, The Rapture, Horns, The GOSIP, Radio 4, LCD Soundsystem, Shy Child, Trash Fashion

Crunk/Crunk' b/R' b/Grime Lil' Jon, Ying yang twins, Ciara, Dizzee Rascal, Sovereign Lady, Chris Brown

alternate, dark and experimental Rap Wise Francis, Saul Williams, Cex, Anticon (label), Antipop Consortium, El-P, Clouddead

Drunk Revival/Jazz/Funk Amy Winehouse, Outkast (especially on the Idlewild album), Amp Fiddler, Joss Stone, Corine Bailey Re, Ayo

Pop Teen/ Variety Rihanna, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Tokyo Hotel, Lorie, Koxie, Fataal Bazooka, Kyo, Avril Lavigne, Beyoncé, Destiny's Child, Pussy Cat Frauds, Star Academy, new the Star

Breakcore/IDM/Drum&Bass/Trance/Revival Old School Turnip/Acid House Venetian Snares, Doormouse, Kid 606, Knifehandchop, Shitmat, Sickboy, Otto von Schirach, Ellen Alien, Autechre, Boards off Canada, Modeselektor, Justice, Mobile Simian Disco music, Goose, Digitalism

Cinema

Television

• Desperate Housewives
• Lost
• Prison Station-wagon
• Heroes
• Malcolm
• Generalization of the American series in Premium-time (the Experts, the 4400, NCIS, etc…)

Internal bonds

• Years 2000 in France

• History

Simple: 2000s Zh-min-nan: 2000 nor-tāi