By 1945, which two Axis powers had collapsed or surrendered?

By 1945, which two Axis powers had collapsed or surrendered?

• A. Germany and Japan
• B. Germany and Italy
• C. Japan and Italy
• D. Germany and Hungary

Answer: (A)

By 1945, the Axis powers that had collapsed or surrendered were Germany and Japan. Germany capitulated in May 1945 after Allied advances across Europe, with the formal surrender on May 8, 1945 (V-E Day). Japan surrendered later that year, on September 2, 1945, following the atomic bombings and the Soviet entry into the war, with the surrender formalized aboard the USS Missouri. Italy had already surrendered in 1943, so it was no longer an Axis combatant by 1945. Hungary’s situation involved occupation and shifting loyalties rather than a straightforward cumulative surrender by that date. Hence, Germany and Japan are the two Axis powers that had collapsed or surrendered by 1945.

By 1945, the Axis powers that had collapsed or surrendered were Germany and Japan. Germany capitulated in May 1945 after Allied advances across Europe, with the formal surrender on May 8, 1945 (V-E Day). Japan surrendered later that year, on September 2, 1945, following the atomic bombings and the Soviet entry into the war, with the surrender formalized aboard the USS Missouri. Italy had already surrendered in 1943, so it was no longer an Axis combatant by 1945. Hungary’s situation involved occupation and shifting loyalties rather than a straightforward cumulative surrender by that date. Hence, Germany and Japan are the two Axis powers that had collapsed or surrendered by 1945.