The significance: It promised a common front against communism.

"Of course, mankind would not have landed on the moon in 1969, were it not for two things: Conquered Nazi rocket technology, and post-war anti-Communist paranoia in the United States." -Charles Duke

The key players involved in this event were Joachim von Ribbentrop, who was Germany's top diplomat, and Kintomo Mushanokjo, who was Japan's ambassador to Germany.

An interesting fact about this event is that it was drafted on October 23, 1936, and was signed on November 25, 1936, in Berlin, Germany.

The significance: Japan wanted to use a bomb as a way to attack the United States to hurt their military and for them to declare peace.

"We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice as we would show were we at war." -Franklin D Roosevelt

The key players involved in this event were the Japanese military and the United States.

An interesting fact is that the attack killed about 2,403 people: 68 civilians, it damaged 19 US. ships too.

The significance: Where the fate of sudentenland was decided. It was the high point of Western appeasement of Hiter. When Neville Chamberlain went back to England from the Munich, he showed off the agreement that meant, "peace for our time."

"You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." -Winston Churchill

The key players involved in the conference were the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. The French Prime Minister, Edouard Daladier. The Italian Prime Minister, Benito Mussolini, and Hitler.

A fact about the Munich Conference was that in order for the agreement to be signed Czechoslovakia had to surrender their border regions and defenses to Nazi Germany.

The significance: The Allies won France back.

"Let us Beseech the blessings of almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking." -Dwight D Eisenhower

The key players involved in D-day were the soldiers of the United States, the United Kingdom, Allied nations, and Canda.

An interesting fact about D-day is that about 4,415 allied people died.

The significance: It sentences Nazis to death.

"If the Nuremberg Laws were applied, then every post-war American would have been hanged." -Noah Chomsky

The main key players involved in this event are Hitler, and the Nazi party because they are the people who wanted it to happen most.

An interesting fact about the Nuremberg Trial is that these were the first set of laws that were marked as crimes against humanity.

The Significance: It was a place where the bodies of 3 million out of about six million Jews were. They were not designed for mass murder, the people were worked to death, or died from medical experiments. Most of them died from shooting, starvation, or overworking.

"When I was taken to the concentration camp of Auschwitz, a manuscript of mine ready for publication was confiscated. Certainly, my deep desire to write this manuscript anew helped me to survive the rigors of the camps I was in." -Viktor E Frankl

There are many key players in death camps, some main ones are Hiter, and the Nazi party. Since there are so many different people who control these places some of the places are Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, Majdanek, and Auschwitz-Birkenau.

An interesting fact about the death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau is that you can still visit this camp today to see what the people at this camp went through. Some of the site is not there today, but it is recreated to look similar. Many people go here today to study the concentration camp.

The Significance: It was used against military targets, enemy troops, and civilians. This made home a dangerous place.

"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." -Winston Churchill

There were many places and cities bombed during World War II. The main key player that did most of the bombing was The Luftwaffe, which is the German Air Force. The five most devastating places bombed were Tokyo, Hamburg, Dresden, Berlin, London.

An interesting fact about the bombing of the cities during World War II is that is was the most deadliest war in history, including all of the casualties of the soldiers, and Jewish people, and the people in the cities. More than 40 and 50 million lives were taken during this event.

The significance: The Soviets were in a weak position, then had to face the reality of soldiers taking possession of Eastern Europe and central Europe. Stalin was suspicious of the Western powers. Germany was divided. He pledged to create "democratic institutions of their own choice" through free elections. There was lots of tension at the meeting, this led to problems after the war.

"My management is there is no such thing as non-important people in the company." -Mickey Drexler

The key players of the Yalta conference were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Allied powers.

An interesting fact about this event is that it lasted from February 4, 1945, to February 11, 1945.

Significance: He invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and triggered the European phase during World War II. He started World War II. He was also responsible for the Holocaust that killed more than six million jews and millions of other people.

Fun Fact: He was a soldier in World War I.

Information: He didn't start all of the hatred towards Jewish people, he followed it and became the leader.

Significance: He was prime minister of Britian during most of the war. He was regarded as the most important Allied leader during half of World War II.

Fun Fact: He was one of the greatest wartime leaders in the 20th century.

Information: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many few." -Winston Churchill. This was said on the battle of Britain.