- Allied air superiority:
- Allied invasion of Normandy:
- Collapse of the Eastern Front:
2. Economic factors:
- Allied bombing:
- Economic crisis:
- Loss of access to resources:
3. Political factors:
- Hitler's death:
- Loss of faith in leadership
- Political turmoil
4. Psychological Factors:
- War weariness:
- Propaganda campaign:
- Fear of Soviet occupation: