Which of the following statements is correct concerning the Second World War?

Statement A- In 1945, the Allied Forces, led by Germany, Italy and Japan, defeated the Axis Powers led by the US, Soviet Union, Britain and France ending the Second World War (1939- 1945).
Statement B- The war had involved almost all the major powers of the world and spread out to regions outside Europe including Southeast Asia, China, Burma (now Myanmar) and parts of India’s northeast. 

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Only Statement 'B' is correct.

The correct answer is Option 2 - Only Statement 'B' is correct.

Statement A- In 1945, the Allied Forces, led by Germany, Italy and Japan, defeated the Axis Powers led by the US, Soviet Union, Britain and France ending the Second World War (1939- 1945). (INCORRECT)
Statement B- The war had involved almost all the major powers of the world and spread out to regions outside Europe including Southeast Asia, China, Burma (now Myanmar) and parts of India’s northeast. (CORRECT)

CORRECTION IN Statement A-  In 1945, the Allied Forces, led by the US, Soviet Union, Britain and France defeated the Axis Powers led by Germany, Italy and Japan, ending the Second World War (1939- 1945). 

The end of the Second World War is a landmark in contemporary world politics. In 1945, the Allied Forces, led by the US, Soviet Union, Britain and France defeated the Axis Powers led by Germany, Italy and Japan, ending the Second World War (1939- 1945). The war had involved almost all the major powers of the world and spread out to regions outside Europe including Southeast Asia, China, Burma (now Myanmar) and parts of India’s northeast. The war devastated the world in terms of loss of human lives and civilian property. The First World War had earlier shaken the world between 1914 and 1918. The end of the Second World War was also the beginning of the Cold War.