The GPU and CPU can be anything you want, hence why people who do CPU intense **** can put in a powerful i7 but not give a **** about the graphics so put in a GT 210 or something very low end. You jsut have to make sure your PC has the power for 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.