1. in what way was the nazi- soviet pact similar to the treaty that created the axis?

Around August 1939 in Moscow, The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany agreed to a "Treaty of Non Aggression" named "The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact" after the leaders' names representing each part in that treaty, Joachim von Ribbentrop from the Nazis and Vyacheslav Molotov from U.R.S.S.

The Axis powers (Germany, Italy and Japan) was the combatant side against the Allies in WWII, they created a military alliance in 1939 also known "Pact of Steel" between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy plus Japan joining in 1940, being the major players in that alliance.

Both pacts allowed the participants to freely take on aggressive actions.

Explanation:

a peace conference held after the surrender of japan

an international conference held near the end of world war ii

a meeting of the victorious nations after the defeat of germany

a summit meeting between the united states and the soviet union

because mexico wanted to choose a centralized location