World War II questions!?

i have to interview my grandma about world war II. the problem is i cant think of any good questions i should ask her. the questions can be on anything from social changes, political, media affects, etc. i could really use some suggestions. thanks so much! any answer will be appreciated.

World War II questions!?
This depands where your Grandmother was during the war:


If she was in Britain ask her:


*What was Rationing like?


*What was it like to be evacuated? (if she was)


*What was the Blitz like?


*What were your feelings towards the Axis powers?


*What kind of shelter did you have, if any?





If she was in the US:


*Did you hate/dislike the Japanese and Axis Powers?


*Did you have any relatives lost in the Pearl Harbour attack?


* (again) What was rationing like?


*What were the air-raid tests like?


*What was her father doing? Fighting or participating in the war effort?


*Same question about her mother





If she was in the occupied territories:


Under the Japanese:


*Were you (your grandmother) sent to a Prison camp?


*What was life like?


*What did it feel like to be released?


*Were you attacked en-route home, by seperatists?





If she was under occupation by the Germans:


*How did life change?


*Were you kicked out of home?


*Were you happy when the allies arrived?


*Did you listen to the BBC?


*If no, why?





*If she was in Germany:


*Did you belive what Hitler said?


*Were you part of the Hitler Youth?








Hope this will help,
Reply:My father was in WWII and my mother was here in the US. You might ask:





* What was rationing like? Did you have to adapt recipes so you could cook with less sugar or eggs?


* Did you have to go to work because there were fewer men for the factories and offices?


* Were there any war protestors, like we have now?


* Did you have German, Italian or Japanese neighbors, and if so, how did people treat them?


* Did you know anyone who died in the war? If so, how did it affect you?


* Did most people support the president or did he have low approval ratings?


* How did people learn about news from the war front? Today we have TV and the internet. How did you get news back then?





Those should give you a start. Also, when interviewing someone, push them for more detailed responses. If they answer one of your questions with only one sentence, you can say, "Explain what you mean. Do you have more details about that?" This way, you'll get more information. I know your grandmother will be happy to know of your interest in what she thinks.
Reply:I would ask her how many people in her country, proportionwise, agreed with the war cause during that era and why the majority of recruits enlisted (whether it was voluntary and, if voluntary, because many of their options had been cut off).





The subject of war-time rationing is a really good one.





If she lived in Europe you could ask her about air raid sirens and bomb shelters.





I would ask her what people thought of the different political leaders and whether she had any awareness at all of what was going on with the Holocaust until the war was almost over.





I would ask her to play some wartime songs like 'Lily of the Lamplight'. I would try to find out more about war brides.





I hope your project works out well!
Reply:How did war world II affect your life?


What changed in your life after experiencing world war II?
Reply:if shes german, ask her how many jews she slaughtered and tortured, and ask her where the damn painting are!
Reply:Ask her about how she dealth with rationing. Ask her what she did to support the war effort at home. Etc....