He used his faith in god to get him and the others who were in dark times through. He used non violence and prayer and speeches. He said that god needs us all and that god couldn't care less if we were black,white ,brown,gay,straight,christian or not he loves us all and it is through us that he works.
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.