Explain five reasons why the allied forces defeated the axis powers in the second world war

Explain five reasons why the allied forces defeated the axis powers in the second world war. (10mks)

• They had many supporters and therefore a large army that outnumbered the Axis powers.
• Some of the conquered German territories turned against her and fought alongside the Allied forces.
• The entry of USA into the war on the side of allies boosted the allies with resources and military power.
• The Germans were fighting the war on many fronts e.g. the Russian front on the Mediterranean sea etc.
• The axis powers made serious mistakes and miscalculations e.g. Germans were ill equipped for the Russian winter.
• The axis powers suffered from a shortage of raw materials for sustaining their military and the economy.
• The allies had superior military strength e.g. they had the atomic bomb, the most superior weapon which no
• other country had by then.
• USSR recovered from her losses rearmed herself and attacked Germany.

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