Some, but they're not the ones kids care about. Bono is an awesome example for kids to follow, but they're probably too young to know who he is unless U2 has a song on rock band or guitar hero...
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.