The pop evolutionary psychology answer is "it's in our genes--men evolved to spread their seed, so they see women as conquests." But it turns out that's not true. The "men want to spread their seed, women want commitment" evo psych idea has largely been discredited.
A lot of non-scientists still believe it, because it justifies cultural norms, but few serious scientists accept it.
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.