2014 is 2014 AD (Anno Domini) years in the modern era - after Christ. Before that we talk about BC - beforer Christ, where there were millions of years. Of course there was no formal calendar until about 3000 years BC.
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.