To access the research data sets, you mount the 'datasets' VUspace. For details, refer to ITS Instruction & Research Services's web page, which has instructions for mounting the data sets, information about data analytic and storage issues, and other guidance on using VUspace for research purposes.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.