I hate this too. Good thing my account was created years ago so I can "skip" it. But I noticed when I tried to make another yahoo account, it doesn't let you skip.
I hate this and so I created another email account with another website. I hope they fix this.
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.