Timeline (Decennium)

Decennium explores an altered world in which the 1990s was similar to the 2010s, in terms of culture and economy, as well as bits of technology. It also explores a more troubled early 2000s, and tensions escalating in the 2010s as internal political conflict affect many countries including the United States.

1989

 * The Soviet Union formally dissolves earlier than expected, as the republics declare independence and the order and economy is destabilizing. It leaves the United States as the lone superpower.

1990

 * Physical retailing continues to grow in population centers, while shopping malls close in smaller cities and rural areas.
 * Economies and living standards of countries in Northern and Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, South America and Central America experience a major golden age.
 * The Gulf War breaks out, with Iraq invading Kuwait. The UN immediately condemned the action, and a coalition force led by the United States was sent to the Persian Gulf.

1991

 * Aerial bombing of Iraq began in January 1991, and a month later, the UN forces drove the Iraqi army from Kuwait in just four days.
 * Croatia and Slovenia declares independence from Yugoslavia.