If Mia had 5 dogs then bought 2 that would be 7 then subtract 3 so 4.
Yes, The Cold War was not in people's mind until after the blame was put on Germany for World War II. The Soviet Union wanted to be the biggest superpower in the world.
I am not really sure if she did have any job whatsoever - I couldn't find that anywhere on the Internet. When she emigrated Ireland and came to America on the SS Nevada, her voyage wasn't difficult at all. She escaped her poor, famine-torn country, and went to America to find a better future. She was the first immigrant to be allowed to live in America, where she found a husband and had many kids and led a happy life.