Which of the following statements reflected the progress of hitler's army? a. they had conquered the soviet union with ease. b. hitler's forces had conquered most of western europe and seemed on the verge of defeating the allies. c. hitler was bogged down in africa and had few resources left to fight the allies in western europe. d. the allies had routed hitler's forces by the summer of 1940 and it seemed the war would soon end with an allied victory.