Nothing. Oh wait, no I'm wrong something IS going to happen: people are going to realize that 2012 is a good year to stop believing in the end of the world.
Nothing really diferent is going to happen in 2012, check this article.
There's a documentary titled 2012: Science or Superstition. Here's the link of the site: 2012dvd.com.
From what I understood, 2012 will be just another Golden Age for humanity. I'm not sure about that. But the increasing natural disasters due to global warming is really scary.
There will be full moons and sunrises, along with torrential rains, hurricanes, and thunderstorms that cause hail.
I do not entertain the fantasy about the world ending sometime late in the year; that part can be assumed by profiteers.
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.