Chem 1, you learn about the periodic table of elements, checical bonds, gases and metals. Chem 2 you will learn about enthalpy and entropy. It will go a little towards thermodynamics.
Honors asks you more difficult questions about what you already learned.
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.