The time is Sept 1st 1939 and Adolph Hitler as the dictator of Germany has taken his first aggressive move outside of Germany by annexing the country of Poland. This begins a reign of terror that lasts for nearly a six year period from 1939 to 1945. This is the initial push that would eventually lead to a second world war that would leave much of Italy, France, Germany, Japan, England and other countries in ruins. How could such an event take place in modern times? We will discuss the policies, the sides (Allies and Axis), the economics, the reasons that these events unfolded as they did, how this event in history changed world politics and the way in which nations interact with each other