Then "Contingent US" exists only if all boundaries are hypothetical and relative. Anyone using this expression is either a geo-philosopher, or is mis-speaking the word "contingent" when actually meaning to use the word "contiguous.
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.