What does James say was “the beginning of the end”? What does he mean by “the end”?

Which best explains why the allies employed the europe first strategy during world war ii? a. japan was a greater threat than germany to the allies. b. japan received military assistance from germany, so the allies needed to defeat germany first. c. the allies wanted to ensure that germany did not continue to conquer european territory. d. the allies needed japan’s vast stockpile of weapons to defeat germany.