The concept of self-fulfilling prophecy means that the very act of making the prediction has the effect of bringing about the events which are predicted. If I go on every talk show in the world and predict that by next month, Adam Nokitov will be famous, he will be, because I keep on talking about him.
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.