Presidents get a lot of blame and praise for things that happen during their administration over which they have no control. That goes for both Bush and Obama and every other President that has ever been. I guess the theory goes that if he was prescient, he would have spotted the trend and done something to counteract it.
But he doesn't have the control in a Democracy, and even countries ruled by absolute monarchs have economic problems from time to time.
Because we spent $787 Billion dollars becauase Obama promised to "save or create" 3 million jobs and he promised unemployment wouldn't go above 8%. He could've sent a check to each person in America for $40,000. Instead he threw a bunch of money at his favorite people and unemployment is still 9.2% and no proof of a single job created or saved by any of 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.