Tony Blair was a staunch ally of George W. Bush during the War on Terror.

North Korea became the first country to withdraw from the NPT and conduct a nuclear test in the 21st century.

Saddam Hussein was captured by US forces in late 2003 and executed in 2006.

Protesters carrying roses stormed the parliament, leading to the resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze.

The self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia sparked protests that spread across the Arab world.

The Orange Revolution was a series of protests against a rigged presidential election, resulting in a revote won by Viktor Yushchenko.

The Bush administration argued that Saddam Hussein possessed WMDs and had links to terrorism, though no active WMD stockpiles were found.

The US boycotted the Moscow games to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Student-led protests for democracy were forcibly suppressed by the Chinese military in June 1989.

Students in Soweto protested against being forced to learn in Afrikaans, the language of the apartheid government.