Actually, your question isn't at all different-- I've seen essentially the same thing posted dozens of times. You're describing *deja vu and if you'd searched for "dreaming the future," you would have found numerous similar descriptions. The only difference is your physical symptoms which are typical of an anxiety attack in reaction to an unfamiliar situation.
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.