I don't think the government of any country no matter how powerful able to control much of anything, except how they reach into our pockets to control how much we will be left for spending on ourselves.
Don't let 2010 scare you. It is simply the beginning of the end. Not the end itself.
Trust in God and there will be no reason to worry. The end of days can and probly will last for years.
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.