Computer Engineering is about how computers are designed and put together. So mostly engineering with a bit about operating systems. Information Technology is about how computers are used, what programs they use and how they can interact etc. You should choose what you feel most interested in.
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.