In February of 1945, the
had the upper hand in the war.

In the early years of World War II, the Axis powers had the upper hand. The tide turned when the Axis leaders overreached and the Allies steered their more massive economies and populations into wartime mode.

By 1942, the Axis powers seemed invincible, but the course of the war soon changed in ways that offer lessons for the U.S. and its allies in today’s world, said Victor Davis Hanson, a Hoover Institution senior fellow.

Understanding how miscalculations by Germany and Japan led to their defeat offers lessons for world leaders today on how to avoid another major conflict

Explanation:

you didn't list the options. however, a few communist countries today are: the people's republic of china, north korea, and cuba.

napoleon the third became a empire in 1873 also known as the era of the franco-prussian war.