I don't think it's weird. God gave everyone free will, and your entitled to do with it what you wan't.
Although it may still be a taboo thing for girls to talk about or admit to, I assure you that most 16 year olds will be doing it. That goes for male and female. It's a normal thing to do and has existed for as long as our species has existed.
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.