There isn't really much difference. Democrats are viewed as "for the masses" while the Republicans are not. But these days, most people would be a mixture of the two, based on their way of thinking.
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Other's have given nice answers -----let me add a thing to it the greatest democrat president in near history was franklin roosevelt the greatest republican president in near histroy was ronald reagan good luck.
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.