History Literature / NineteenEightyThreeDoomsday

* AfterTheEnd: For most of the Northern Hemisphere, at least.

** Subverted by Cuba. Initially, a lawless vacuum filled much of the main island as the Communist government and whatever Cuban citizens they could save fled to Isla de Juventud. Then the Cuban military expedition sent to Angola prior to Doomsday returned to relieve what was left of their nation. [[CurbStompBattle There's no contest.]]

** Played with in Texas. There are seven successor states, but as they have slowly made contact with each other they have begun to integrate their institutions. Unification into a new Republic of Texas is an ongoing, messy process, but peaceful and approved by popular election in all seven states. They are not, however, too keen on joining the new USA, although they retain cordial relationships.

* BrokenPedestal: Japanese people hold a grudge against the North American nations to the present, hating prewar America for failing to defend them.

** Billy Joel survives and becomes elected president as the Outer Lands.

* CommieLand: How some view Socialist Siberia, including some of the former Soviet survivor nations. Especially considering that it's for all intents and purposes a reformed and slightly reworded USSR. Although it doesn't help that they ''did'' keep ''Pravda'' and the KGB are still running around. There are those in-verse who still view them as DirtyCommunists due to the [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten old Soviet connection of Doomsday]].

* TheMafia: They wield considerable power in Sicily post-Doomsday.

* DirtyCoward: Some of the American Survivor-Nations consider the Exiles' escape to Australia as this. Similarly, there are those in the former United Kingdom who view the Dominion of South Africa and other British exile communities as being forged by people who left them all to die. The [https://althistory.fandom.com/wiki/Humour_(1983:_Doomsday)?so=search#Anti-DSA Humour page] list a few jokes of this nature.

* ChummyCommies: Downplayed. Socialist Siberia remains an authoritarian, one-party state, but it has granted some freedoms and liberated some parts of its economy.

* AfterTheEnd: For most of the Northern Hemisphere.

** Some of the different ''Franchise/StarWars'' continuities that emerge in the decades after Doomsday include alternate versions of the prequel trilogy, Legends works, and even ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' in the form of ''Dawn of the Jedi''.

* TheAlternet: Red Mundial de Communication, or REMUNDO, is a primitive version developed in South America. Internet does exist, but it currently is in the state of what OTL Internet was like during TheNineties. However the Internet in this ATL is entirely different than the one we know (for instance there is no Facebook, because Zuckerburg died in the Doomsday. Google never exists, even though co-founder Larry Page did survive, but Sergey Brin unfortunately did not survive the Doomsday).

** The cast of Music/{{U2}} survives and gets back together after Doomsday, becoming huge celebrities in the Celtic Alliance.
** Creator/MelGibson is a survivor of Doomsday, however unfortunately his mother died in the destruction of Melbourne leaving Gibson traumatized.

** Creator/TommyWiseau is revealed to have not only survived, but had also founded a film studio in Louisiana. While its productions are [[InSpiteOfANail still as infamously bad as OTL]], they nonetheless reflect a new, budding movie industry emerging from the ashes of Hollywood.

* ContinuityDrift / ContinuitySnarl: Owing to the wiki-style nature of the timeline as well as the various views of the moderators, a number of inconsistencies and debates tend to show up. Which makes maintaining at least some consistency all the more crucial.

** Some of the more devastated regions of the planet still evoke this trope.
* CultureChopSuey: Some parts of the world wind up experiencing this trope to some degree thanks to refugees, mass migrations and a variety of post-apocalyptic reasons. Mexico has a large American minority and baseball teams, the ANZ Commonwealth has taken in a few American influences, Socialist Siberia is increasingly (and bilingually) Russian-Chinese and Dominion of South Africa could be best described as an Afrikaner mirror of the old United Kingdom.

* [[CurbStompBattle Curb-Stomp Battle]]: The Ur Alba war, which broke out when the militaristic semi-fascist Scottish survivour nation the war's named after attempted to invade someone else's territory, involved four other nations ganging up on the Scots and ended just over two weeks later with the total defeat of Ur Alba, who suffered over twice the casulties of everyone else combined, and the total collapse of their government and military.

* DirtyCoward: Some of the American Survivor-Nations consider the Exiles' escape to Australia as this. Similarly, there are those in the former United Kingdom who view the Dominion of South Africa and other British exile communities as being forged by people who left them all to die.

* {{Eagleland}}: The [[http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Committee_to_Restore_the_United_States_of_America_(1983:_Doomsday) CRUSA]] likes to see itself as this, having originated from [[TheRemnant the US exile community in Australia]] with the ultimate goal of reviving pre-Doomsday America. Coincidentally, they're one of the main backers of the "[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything American Spring]]"...which has brought a ''very'' mixed reaction internationally to say the least.

* GreyAndGrayMorality: The Saguenay War fought between Quebec sovereigntists and the surviving government in northeast Canada. Both sides believed they were fighting a defensive war (in Saguenay's case a preemptive one), both sides had good people fighting honorably for them, and both sides supported criminal elements.

* ProperlyParanoid: In 2010, [[https://althistory.fandom.com/wiki/2010_Congressional_Report_on_Continuity_of_the_US_Government_(1983:_Doomsday) a declassified Congressional Report]] revealed that the Reagan administration instituted a comprehensive continuity-of-government protocol amidst Doomsday, in which George H.W. Bush's GovernmentInExile was only one of multiple redundancies to ensure that ''some'' semblance of America lived on. The restored and [[InsistentTerminology formerly Provisional]] United States, based from Torrington, Wyoming, ultimately emerged as largest and last surviving component of this system.

* SchizoTech: Extremely common in surviour nations. For instance, a country can have a helicopter in its airforce, archers and swordsmen in its army, and depend on steam trains and literal horsepower for transportation.

* ProperlyParanoid: In 2010, [[https://althistory.fandom.com/wiki/2010_Congressional_Report_on_Continuity_of_the_US_Government_(1983:_Doomsday) a declassified Congressional Report]] revealed that the Reagan administration instituted a comprehensive continuity of government protocol amidst Doomsday, in which the George H.W. Bush's GovernmentInExile was only one of multiple redundancies to ensure that ''some'' semblance of America lived on. The restored and [[InsistentTerminology formerly Provisional]] United States in the Midwest ultimately emerged as largest and last surviving component of this system.

** The ([[InsistentTerminology formerly Provisional]]) United States, formed from communities and remnants in the Midwest, at least ''tries'' to present a more benevolent version of the above. Although it's shown as increasingly working in conjunction with CRUSA.

* ProperlyParanoid: In 2010, [[https://althistory.fandom.com/wiki/2010_Congressional_Report_on_Continuity_of_the_US_Government_(1983:_Doomsday) a declassified Congressional Report]] revealed that the Reagan administration instituted a comprehensive continuity of government protocol amidst Doomsday, in which the George H.W. Bush's GovernmentInExile was only one of multiple redundancies. The restored and [[InsistentTerminology formerly Provisional]] United States in the Midwest ultimately emerged as largest and last surviving component of this system.

** Sarah Palin (she never gets married so she keeps her last name Heath) became governor of the state of the Lincoln in the Provisional United States
** Mike Conaway becomes president of the nation of West Texas

* AllHailTheGreatGodMickey: Played with. There are mentions of a faith worshiping UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln in the American survivor state of Lincoln, as well as a "Cult of the Once and Future King" (which worships the remnant British Monarchy as an extension of King Arthur) in New Britain.

* CultureChopSuey: Some parts of the world wind up experiencing this trope to some degree thanks to refugees, mass migrations and a variety of post-apocalyptic reasons. Mexico has a large American minority and baseball teams, the ANZ Commonwealth has taken in a few American influences, Socialist Siberia is increasingly (and bilingually) Russian-Chinese and New Britain could be best described as an Afrikaner mirror of the old United Kingdom.

* DirtyCoward: Some of the American Survivor-Nations consider the Exiles' escape to Australia as this. Similarly, there are those in the former United Kingdom who view New Britain as being forged by people who left them all to die.

** Japan has developed a very strong national grudge against the American survivor-nations and just about ''anything'' American. While New Britain still insists that it's the legitimate successor to the United Kingdom...which the peoples of the Isles don't take too well.

** New Britain literally sees itself as this, to the point that some (more often than not derisively) call it the ''Third'' British Empire. Coincidentally, the Celtic Alliance along with the Survivor Nations in Britain proper aren't too keen on their claims.

* InSpiteOfANail: Despite the significant changes brought about by Doomsday, some events mirroring those in RealLife still occur like the 2011 Earthquake in Japan. As well as the former Yugoslavia largely degenerating into a conflict zone-though the latter event happened earlier than OTL. And mass protests in the US successor states being referred to as an "American Spring," though it's implied to be instigated by both CRUSA and the [[InsistentTerminology (Formerly) Provisional]] USA.

* NoBikesInTheApocalypse: [[http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/WCRB_Report_on_Transportation_%281983:_Doomsday%29#Bicycles Pointedly averted.]]

* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: In the case of at least some countries, any mention of either the USA or Soviets is bound to bring up memories of [[WorldWarIII how they blew it all up]]. The Siberians and American successors meanwhile have all but accepted their reputations.
** Japan in particular has developed a very strong national grudge against the American survivor-nations and just about ''anything'' American. While New Britain still insists that it's the legitimate successor to the United Kingdom...which the peoples of the Isles don't take too well.

* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: A few.

** The cast of Music/{{U2}} survives and gets back together after Doomsdays becoming huge celebrities in the Celtic Alliance.

* CoolBike: BMW's motorcycle division survives in Prussia, with their bikes serving the dominant form of private transportation in the kingdom.

* CrapsackWorld: given the premise, but some parts of the world did recover. However, some lands, like the Netherlands, seemed to be doomed to being drowned and forgotten forever.

** ''[[CanadaEh QUEBEC]]'' out of all places gets turned into this.

* CoolBike: BMW's motorcycle division survives in Prussia, with their bikes replacing cars as the main method of private transportation.

* FailedFutureForecast:
** Played with. Both the USA and Soviet Union splintered after Doomsday. While both nations have been reduced to rump states, the Soviet remnant, the Union of Sovereign Socialist Republics, has managed to hold on to more of its pre-Doomsday territory, and has even expanded into Mongolia, parts of China and even Alaska.
** The USA is an interesting case in that unlike the USSR, it virtually collapsed entirely save for the American Exiles in Hawaii (later on moving to Australia) and Puerto Rico. On the other hand, a group of survivor communities in the Midwest forged a "Provisional United States" by the early 1990s, dropping the "Provisional" bit upon finding out that there really ''was'' no US Government anymore, the remnants having been integrated into Australian society. There's also an Atlantic remnant based in the former US Virgin Islands, founded by elements of the US Military that refused to go to Australia.

* RuinsOfTheModernAge

** The cast of U2 survives and gets back together after Doomsdays becoming huge celebrities in the Celtic Alliance.
** Mel Gibson is a survivor of Doomsday, however unfortunately his mother died in the destruction of Melbourne leaving Gibson traumatized.
** George Harrison is also a survivor still alive today, but it is a TearJerker for him since his wife and his son were killed during Doomsday.
** Tommy Wiseau is revealed to have not only survived, but had also founded a film studio in Louisiana. While its productions are [[InSpiteOfANail still as infamously bad as OTL]], they nonetheless reflect a new, budding movie industry emerging from the ashes of Hollywood.

* DepopulationBomb: Unsurprisingly, many nations suffered a horrific loss in population. Japan's population decline was ''especially'' bad, with its population dropping by over'''80 million''' people in 6 years.

** Billy Joel survived and became eventually elected as president of the Outer Lands.

* FromBadToWorse: For other parts of the world, like China, India, parts of North America and Eastern Europe, things are still going to hell. And in the case of countries such as Hungary, Belgium and the Netherlands, they were wiped clean off the map.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Soviet General Secretary Andropov suffers a massive stroke after realising he's started WorldWarThree on a false alarm.

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: Played with. Both the USA and Soviet Union splintered after Doomsday. While both nations have been reduced to rump states, the Soviet remnant, the Union of Sovereign Socialist Republics, has managed to hold on to more of its pre-Doomsday territory, and has even expanded into Mongolia, parts of China and even Alaska.
** The USA is an interesting case in that unlike the USSR, it virtually collapsed entirely save for the American Exiles in Hawaii (later on moving to Australia) and Puerto Rico. On the other hand, a group of survivor communities in the Midwest forged a "Provisional United States" by the early 1990s, dropping the "Provisional" bit upon finding out that there really ''was'' no US Government anymore, the remnants having been integrated into Australian society. There's also an Atlantic remnant based in the former US Virgin Islands, founded by elements of the US Military that refused to go to Australia.

* AllohistoricalAllusion: A good deal present. Among others, there's a reference to a Western novel serving as a sequel to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam.'' Which bears ''more'' than a passing resemblance to ''Anime/TurnAGundam,'' though with some strange twists (eg. the Black History being both an allegory for [[WorldWarIII Doomsday]] and an age-long plan by the [[BigScrewedUpFamily Zabis]]).

* GoingDownWithHisShip: In a metaphorical sense. New York Mayor Ed Koch was offered the chance to flee New York with President Reagan as the missiles flew, but he insisted on staying behind, and spent [[FaceDeathWithDignity his last televised moments giving a eulogy for his beloved city]].

* BigAppleSauce: Averted with extreme prejudice; this city was hit by about [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill two dozen warheads]] and decades later, scouts reported [[RegionalRedecoration nothing but open water where Manhattan Island and Brooklyn were, and charred, radioactive wastelands covering the other boroughs and surrounding states.]]

* CommieLand: How some view Socialist Siberia, including some of the former Soviet survivor nations. Especially considering that it's for all intents and purposes a reformed and slightly reworded USSR. Although it doesn't help that they ''did'' keep ''Pravda'' and the KGB are still running around. There are those in-verse who still view them as DirtyCommunists due to the [[NeverLiveItDown old Soviet connection of Doomsday]].