Some kids are rooting at younger ages now but think of the poor little 5yo muslim girls who get raped by their 30 yo husbands that their parents married her off to.
I think it's because most come from single mom homes.. and their moms were most likely teen moms. That kind of thing gets carried down from generation to generation.
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.