” The Chafetz Chaim said that the troubles and killing that the Jews have suffered till then will be, by comparison, “a kinder shpeel – child’s play.””
My understanding was the C”C was referring to loss of emunah due to turmoil. In other words, as time goes on and societal upheaval gets larger and larger (with or without war), it will become harder and harder to have emunah.