She will probablyl say Allison or Meg, whatever. So now you've got a good starting pint for your next visit No phone numbers, No last names to trace etc. Keep it casual, You already know she's a student. Build on it from there.
Rome wasn't built in a day. Remember!
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.