1980s: Conservatism, Cold War and Computers
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The 1980s was an era defined by conservative politics, the rise of computer technology, the AIDS crisis and the end of the Cold War, as well as 1980s fashion and music.
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1980s: Conservatism, Cold War and Computers
Dat One Woo Lady
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I'm a Conservative. I'm Dismayed by Right-Wing Campus Activists.
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Timeline of modern American conservatism - Wikipedia
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Rise of Conservatism in the 1980s
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Rise of Conservatism in the 1980s
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World War Three, by Mistake
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Timeline of the 1980's (New Hope: 1945), Alternative History
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1980s: Conservatism, Cold War and Computers
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New Trends in American Life in the 1980s - Lesson
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Remembering Our Cold War Heroes
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1980s: Conservatism, Cold War and Computers