Depends on what you want; if you want wimpy food and to be around people who smoke like chimneys and bathe once a week, by all means live in France. If you want freedom, diversity of opinion,, and hearty food, come to America.
There is a rumor that during the creation, God wanted to make one perfect place on Earth. So, He created France. After He had finished, He realized that He had gone too far and so, to compensate, He created the Frenchman.
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.