The world without interdependence is the world without trade and international investment. It will be like a basic Keynesian model 1 Y=C+I 2. C=a+bY It might be great for multiplier effects,but not the standard of living.
This is because investment will be only a small amount compared to internal trade and investment.
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.