19982000
19982000 is a shorthand reference to the period spanning the years 1998 through 2000. It was defined by rapid advances in digital technology, ongoing globalization, and events that would shape the early 21st century. The era saw the rise of internet-based commerce, expanding communications infrastructure, and a sense of approaching technological maturity as societies integrated online systems more deeply into daily life.
Economic and geopolitical developments included the persistence of late 1990s financial volatility, with Russia defaulting on
On the political and security front, the period featured the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland (1998)
Technological and scientific milestones included the founding of Google in 1998, the expansion of consumer internet