Interesting, as a kid I remember taking a field trip to the movies to see “Tora, Tora, Tora” when we were studying WWII. Just watching old war movies (and even some of the new ones: Saving Private Ryan, Pearl Harbor, Code Talkers, Great Raid) should at least give you an idea of who was at war with whom and general sense of when.
Even the events of 911 are becoming a distant memory for so many.
Pete