Scenarios about '1980s'
The decade spanning from 1980 to 1989, characterized by significant geopolitical tensions during the late Cold War, economic policies like Reaganomics and Thatcherism, and distinctive cultural developments including MTV, new wave music, and early personal computing. This transformative period saw the rise of neoliberalism, accelerating globalization, and technological innovations that laid groundwork for the digital age, making it a critical juncture for alternate history explorations of late 20th century divergences.
What If Supply-Side Economics Never Emerged?
Exploring the alternate timeline where supply-side economic theory never gained prominence in the late 1970s, potentially reshaping decades of fiscal policy, political alignments, and global economic development.
What If The Iran-Contra Affair Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Reagan administration never engaged in the secret arms-for-hostages deal with Iran, potentially reshaping American politics, Middle East relations, and presidential legacy in the late 20th century.
What If The Latin American Debt Crisis Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Latin American nations avoided the devastating debt crisis of the 1980s, potentially transforming the region's economic development, political stability, and global influence.
What If The Challenger Disaster Never Happened?
Exploring how space exploration, NASA's trajectory, and public perception of spaceflight might have evolved if the Space Shuttle Challenger had not been lost in 1986.