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World War II
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- On September 1, 1939 German armies invaded Poland. Just 2 days afterwards France and Britain declared war on Germany. What did she think about this? Did it seem too far away to be important? Did she have relatives overseas that she feared for?
- At that point, did she know that these events would bring on World War II or did she think that the world had learned its lesson from World War I and would settle the problems peacefully?
- Where was she and what was she doing when she heard that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor? What was her reaction to the news?
- Did the attack influence how she thought of Japanese-Americans? Did she have any friends who were Japanese? How did it affect her relationships with them? What did she think about Japanese detention camps in the U.S.?
- The U.S. entered the war just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. What did she believe the U.S. was fighting for and against?
- What were her perceptions of FDR's leadership abilities? What qualities make a good leader? Which of these did he have? Which did he lack? Did she think that he inspired confidence in people?
- On April 12, 1945, Roosevelt died and Harry S. Truman became President. What was her reaction to the news? What did she think of Truman at the time? How did she think Truman would "stack up" to Roosevelt?
- On August 5th, 1945, American planes dropped the first atomic bomb in history on Hiroshima, Japan. What was the public's reaction to this? Did she agree with its use or not?
- Did knowing that the U.S. government had this kind of power make her feel safe? Did her views of atomic weapons change at all after that day? How and why?
- During World War II, the Nazis systematically killed millions of Jews, Gypsies, and other people. How did this make her feel? Did she think that something like that could ever happen again? Why or why not?
- Did she or someone she knew spend time in a Nazi concentration camp? Describe the experiences and people. In what ways did it affect her or those that she knew?
- What was it like to live through those years of massive destruction, to be involved with the war effort, and then finally to see peace?
- What did World War II mean to her? To her family?
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