It takes a lot of time to get enough traffic on your pages to generate that much money, so start out by just spreading the word. Answer and ask questions and post of forums, talk about your hub on your facebook or twitter, and bring it up in conversations- just let people know that its there and that you think they might like it. Don't overpromote yourself though- you don't want to seem like you just want the money.
Blogging should be about sharing your thoughts and ideas, and if you do it enough and are good enough, the benefits (monetary and other) will follow.
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.