Ronald Reagan deafetes Jimmy Carter in a presidential debate.
Sadam Hussein launches war against Iraq
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It depends on the country your asking about. In the USA, political correctness didnt really become a major problem until the 1980s and 90's. In the UK it started in the 1980s.
Things like elections or large political rallies.
Key political and social events of the 1980s include the Cold War tensions between the US and the Soviet Union, the rise of conservative leaders like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, the AIDS crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the emergence of the personal computer and digital technology.
The Civil War.
World War 2 and the Holocaust.
Major events are significant occurrences or incidents that have a widespread impact on a large number of people. These events can be political, social, cultural, economic, or related to disasters and can shape the course of history.
The olympics in brazil
mixing the five basic elements
Identify events that marked major social, political, and economic shifts
Describe the social, economic, and political composition of the decade of corporate greed and how it affected the political climate of the 1980s.
Not many. "Major" was only the granting of Dominion status to South Africa.