You need to do a full format , a quick format doesn't delete all the data , it just ensures it is in the proper format a format of nearly 1T will take several hours , that's a lot of data to delete.
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.