The 2000's a prosperous time leading to new innovations and an economic boom in commodities after the 1980's and the 1990's due to a higher demand in the products, such as food stuffs, metals, oils, fuels, and much more; but at the same time there was also a rise in the availability of these products, due mainly in part to china becoming a main exporter of many of these items. Technology was also hitting an all-time high, with the use of the internet skyrocketing, people were able to communicate at an alarming rate something which people had never seen before; this contributed to a much higher globalization. Yes, it is safe to say the early 2000's seemed like a …show more content…
The 2007 Great Recession was and economic decline that struck worldwide and varied from country to country, experts say this stared in the early 2000's and did not end until roughly about the 2010's. Experts also say that this was mainly due to the financial crisis of 2007-2008, which can also be referred to as the "global financial crisis" or the "2008 financial crisis". The financial crisis is believed by economists to be the "worst financial crisis since the economic collapse since the 1930 during the Great Depression." High mortgage approval rates, combined with risky loans, and eventually the collapse of major investment banks led to this huge financial