Modernity resulted in a number of social and economic
changes in America. As the economy boomed, wages rose for most Americans and
prices fell, resulting in a higher standard of living, there was an increase in
consumerism. As a result, there was a change in the way they dressed, thought,
and acted in a manner that shocked their more traditional parents.
<span>Alan Miles born in 1929, was a World War 2 British child evacuee who was sent to the countryside. He was carrying a kit which consisted of a gas mask, change of clothes, a toothbrush, a comb, towel, soap and face cloth, handkerchief; and possibly a coat.</span>
It was suppose to be unsinkable
It was one of the biggest of the time