Historical+Context

=Historical Context= The way Americans in 2009 view the world has been influenced from the past decade. In 2001, the World Trade Center collapsed, part of the Pentagon was destroyed, and another plane crashed in Pennsylvania. All these atrocities were due to terrorist who originated from the Middle East. The aftermath of these attacks would forever change American behavior and attitude. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were developed due to direct responsibilities of the terrorist attacks and to suspicions of carrying weapons of mass destruction that could possibly put Americans in danger. Americans became more patriotic than ever before. Religion and religious beliefs also soon gained a strong revival to many Americans. However, discriminative and racist actions occurred against Muslims and people with Middle Eastern ethnic backgrounds. After not seeing the results Americans expected from the two wars, many Americans grew frustrated at the works of the federal government. People began questioning the real intent with the war in Iraq. With questioning our own government, other social institutions were questioned as well. Film in the 2000s can best represent the feelings American society had. In 2006, films like //An Inconvenient Truth// and //The Da Vinci Code// challenged dominant lifestyles. //An Inconvenient Truth// showed the affects nature has from the growing industrialized and technical world while //The// //Da Vinci Code// questioned the Christian story of Jesus of Nazareth. Another film //Fahreinheit 9/11// was a documentary in 2004 by Michael Moore that questioned the War on Terrorism and greatly criticized President George Bush. The nation’s economy began to dwindle into a recession which led to an economic crisis throughout the world. With such disapproval to the reigning political leader in the United States, Americans elected a democrat president and gave the democrat party the majorities in both the Congress and Senate. With a campaign assuring “Hope” and “Change”, Americans still feel unsure about the future we soon face.