Who appeared to be winning the war in europe at the end of 1940? a. germany and italy b. the soviet union c. britain and france d. the united states

The answer is A. Germany and Italy.
Up to this point, The axis power had already taken over France and Pretty much Cornered The Great Britain.
But they never guessed the invention of early modern Computer called Enigma created by Alan Turing that managed to Decipher All Germany's future attacks.

Before the Articles of Confederation could officially go into effect, "all thirteen" of the colonies had to approve of them--since the Founders wanted state power to remain supreme.