I have tried it and found it to be quite interesting. It is fairly intuitive in how it interprets questions. There is a very good introductory video where all manner of question types are shown as examples of how to use Wolfram Alpha.
You can view this (slightly slow-loading) 13 minute video at.
Great site to find facts about anything with numbers attached. It would be considered an authoritative source instead of going to questionable site that rated high on a Google search. For Example, try search Wolfram Alpha with "mahalo.Com page views" and see what you get?
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.