It does count as physical assault as she tried to force you down in order to obtain injuries towards you. Since she is forcefully pushing you like that, it is considered intentional towards you, this shows she was doing physical harm towards you (in an indirect way rather than direct). You need to contact a counselor, principal and/or an authority adult about the situation since you could have been injured by cuts (I guess?), bruises or have yourself break a bone badly enough.
You don't say if you're a boy or a girl. I'm assuming you're a girl.
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.