Yes, effects of globalization are visible in all sphere of life irrespective of its nature. Its true to a great extent that literate people got more benefited in positive terms but its also true that globalization have improved a lot the life of illiterate as a spill over effect.
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.