. "Whereas the period 1945-79 appears to be marked by a series of trends which amounted to \"more of the same\", it sometimes seems that the course of history changed direction dramatically around the end of the '70s. However, these changes really began with much smaller-scale events considerably earlier than that, and in fact there would need to be quite a number of PODs for this to be possible."@en . . "Whereas the period 1945-79 appears to be marked by a series of trends which amounted to \"more of the same\", it sometimes seems that the course of history changed direction dramatically around the end of the '70s. However, these changes really began with much smaller-scale events considerably earlier than that, and in fact there would need to be quite a number of PODs for this to be possible. This alternate history is not an attempt to imagine the 1970s continuing indefinitely. The world of the present day is as different in this timeline from the world of 1979 as it is in our own. However, in general it has changed in accordance with the trends apparent from the postwar period rather than appearing to change direction. The major trends considered are as follows:"@en . "Caroline Era"@en . . .