Early 1980s


The early 1980s are till too recent for significant historical perspective. Events here are given year by year, and only a few are included.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience History Modern History 20th Century Late 20th Century

The early 1980s are till too recent for significant historical perspective. Events here are given year by year, and only a few are included.

1981

1981 Mitterand, leader of a Socialist-Communist coalition, is elected President of France, defeating Chirac.

1982

1983

1984

1984 Reagan reelected as US President.

1985

1985 Gorbachev becomes leader of USSR.


Other history Earlier history including prehistory, antiquity, and classical and medieval history can be connected.	Links to other sites: Not yet available
Other modern history The 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, and 19th century can be connected. Other 20th century The early 20th century, early mid 20th century, and mid 20th century can be connected. Events are continued from the late mid 20th century, particularly the late 1970s. They are followed by and continue into the late 1980s. The early 21st century can be connected. Future The future including the near future, middle future, and far future is obscure. Sociology Peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can so far be applied to events of the early 1980s. Peoples of the world Nations and major groupings of Western Civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples can be applied to events of the early 1980s. Particular nations such as Burma, Ukraine, Colombia, South Africa, Argentina, Spain, Sudan, and Tanzania can be used to analyze peoples. Western civilization will be important. Italy can be connected. Among Anglic peoples, the United Kingdom can be connected. In the United States, Ronald Reagan had an important influence. Among Latin peoples France can be connected. Among Hispanic peoples, Mexico suffered great inflation and an earthquake in Mexico City. Miguel de la Madrid was elected President. Among Lusitanic peoples, in Brazil the military government led by Figuieredo ruled with decreasing efficiency, and an electoral collage selected Tancredo Neves as the next president. He died before taking office. Among Germanic peoples, Germany can be connected. Among Northeast European peoples, In Russia. Brezhnev died, and was succeeded by Yuri Andropov, then Constantin Chernenko, and Mikhail Gorbachev. Among Asiatic peoples, South Korea can be connected. Cities include Seoul. Among Middle Eastern peoples, Iran can be connected. Turkey can be connected. Egypt can be connected. Among South Asian peoples, in India Indira Ghandi met with considerable unrest, and after ordering a raid on a Sikh temple, was assassinated by some of her own Sikh bodyguards. Pakistan was ruled by the military government of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. in Bangladesh following the assassination of Ziaur Rahman (Zia) a military government was headed by H.M. Ershad, though Khaleda Zia, the widow of Zia, was also politically important. Among Oriental peoples, in China there was substantial economic liberalization. Japan can be considered. Cities include Tokyo. Among Southeast Asian peoples, Thailand can be connected. Among Mainland Southeast Asian peoples, Vietnam can be connected. Among the Southeast Asian Archipelagoes, Suharto led Indonesia. The Philippines can be connected. African peoples can be connected. Congo DR can be connected. Eastern African peoples including those of Ethiopia can be connected. Among West African peoples, in Nigeria, the republican president Alhaji Shehu Shagari was overthown by a military coup and was suceeded by General Muhammadu Buhari. He, in turn, was overthrown by Ibrahaim Babangida. In American Indian peoples including Mexico will have some details. Middle American Indian peoples including those of the Southwestern United States can be connected. South American Indian peoples such as those of Brazil can be connected. North American Indian peoples such as those of the United States can be considered. Eastern North American Indian peoples and Western North American Indian peoples can be connected. Communities such as Mexico City and New York City are important. Social structure and change Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure will be important. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be connected. Social change including change factors, processes, and particular changes can be examined. Institutions Religion, government economics, education, and families can be used to examine the early 1980s. Religion including religious beliefs, practice, and organization can be connected. Religious traditions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be connected. Government including law, government structure, and government activity is important. Particular governments including local government, national government, and international government can be connected. Economics including economic activities, industries, and economic systems can be connected. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools will be important. Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families can be connected. Culture Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events can be connected. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be connected. Material culture including industrial technology, building technology, foodstuffs, clothing, transportation technology, communication technology, and other artifacts will be significant. Anthropology Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography will be useful. Human ecology including effects of people on the environment, relations with other life, and effects of the environment on people can be considered. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins can be considered. Demography including population change, population size and structure, mortality, migration, and births can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be connected. Personal studies Biography can be connected. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements can be connected. The human body including form and appearance, human life cycle, disease, body function, and body systems can be connected. Science Biology including biohistory, ecology, systematics, organism biology, cell biology, and molecular biology can be connected. Earth science including geohistory, physical geography, atmospheric science, hydrospheric science, and geology can be connected. Astronomy including cosmology, galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, and local astronomy can be connected. Chemistry including chemical systems, chemical change, and chemical substances can be connected. Physics including the structure of matter, quantum physics, relativity, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and mechanics can be connected.

Other history

Earlier history including prehistory, antiquity, and classical and medieval history can be connected.

Links to other sites: Not yet available

Other modern history

The 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, and 19th century can be connected.

Other 20th century

The early 20th century, early mid 20th century, and mid 20th century can be connected. Events are continued from the late mid 20th century, particularly the late 1970s.

They are followed by and continue into the late 1980s. The early 21st century can be connected.

Future

The future including the near future, middle future, and far future is obscure.

Sociology

Peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can so far be applied to events of the early 1980s.

Peoples of the world

Nations and major groupings of Western Civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples can be applied to events of the early 1980s.

Particular nations such as Burma, Ukraine, Colombia, South Africa, Argentina, Spain, Sudan, and Tanzania can be used to analyze peoples.

Western civilization will be important. Italy can be connected. Among Anglic peoples, the United Kingdom can be connected. In the United States, Ronald Reagan had an important influence. Among Latin peoples France can be connected. Among Hispanic peoples, Mexico suffered great inflation and an earthquake in Mexico City. Miguel de la Madrid was elected President. Among Lusitanic peoples, in Brazil the military government led by Figuieredo ruled with decreasing efficiency, and an electoral collage selected Tancredo Neves as the next president. He died before taking office. Among Germanic peoples, Germany can be connected. Among Northeast European peoples, In Russia. Brezhnev died, and was succeeded by Yuri Andropov, then Constantin Chernenko, and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Among Asiatic peoples, South Korea can be connected. Cities include Seoul. Among Middle Eastern peoples, Iran can be connected. Turkey can be connected. Egypt can be connected. Among South Asian peoples, in India Indira Ghandi met with considerable unrest, and after ordering a raid on a Sikh temple, was assassinated by some of her own Sikh bodyguards. Pakistan was ruled by the military government of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. in Bangladesh following the assassination of Ziaur Rahman (Zia) a military government was headed by H.M. Ershad, though Khaleda Zia, the widow of Zia, was also politically important. Among Oriental peoples, in China there was substantial economic liberalization. Japan can be considered. Cities include Tokyo. Among Southeast Asian peoples, Thailand can be connected. Among Mainland Southeast Asian peoples, Vietnam can be connected. Among the Southeast Asian Archipelagoes, Suharto led Indonesia. The Philippines can be connected.

African peoples can be connected. Congo DR can be connected. Eastern African peoples including those of Ethiopia can be connected. Among West African peoples, in Nigeria, the republican president Alhaji Shehu Shagari was overthown by a military coup and was suceeded by General Muhammadu Buhari. He, in turn, was overthrown by Ibrahaim Babangida.

In American Indian peoples including Mexico will have some details. Middle American Indian peoples including those of the Southwestern United States can be connected. South American Indian peoples such as those of Brazil can be connected. North American Indian peoples such as those of the United States can be considered. Eastern North American Indian peoples and Western North American Indian peoples can be connected.

Communities such as Mexico City and New York City are important.

Social structure and change

Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure will be important. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be connected. Social change including change factors, processes, and particular changes can be examined.

Institutions

Religion, government economics, education, and families can be used to examine the early 1980s.

Religion including religious beliefs, practice, and organization can be connected. Religious traditions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be connected. Government including law, government structure, and government activity is important. Particular governments including local government, national government, and international government can be connected. Economics including economic activities, industries, and economic systems can be connected. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools will be important. Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families can be connected.

Culture

Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events can be connected. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be connected. Material culture including industrial technology, building technology, foodstuffs, clothing, transportation technology, communication technology, and other artifacts will be significant.

Anthropology

Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography will be useful. Human ecology including effects of people on the environment, relations with other life, and effects of the environment on people can be considered. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins can be considered. Demography including population change, population size and structure, mortality, migration, and births can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be connected.

Personal studies

Biography can be connected. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements can be connected. The human body including form and appearance, human life cycle, disease, body function, and body systems can be connected.

Science

Biology including biohistory, ecology, systematics, organism biology, cell biology, and molecular biology can be connected. Earth science including geohistory, physical geography, atmospheric science, hydrospheric science, and geology can be connected. Astronomy including cosmology, galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, and local astronomy can be connected. Chemistry including chemical systems, chemical change, and chemical substances can be connected. Physics including the structure of matter, quantum physics, relativity, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and mechanics can be connected.