Since the oil crisis of 1973 there as been downsizing. And as for the VW emissions scandal, if German engineering is so amazing, why can't VW meet emissions standards like everyone else? And it's not just Americans who are angered by this - go read the news and you'll find that every government that allows VW to sell diesel cars on its turf are wanting a share of the fines being levied on VW.
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.