People donate their clothing that come from many stores but I have never been in a thrift store that didn't smell like old moldy clothes and I think at the price they charge they should be forced to wash everything before it is put on the floor to sell, it does not seem safe to me and I prefer yard sales where I find new clothing and I still wash it but it doesn't stink and at least you are looking at the people who wore these clothes and can use your educated decision.
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.