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Until The Americans got involved, western Europe was lost. There's a reason the axis was able to confidently bomb Britain throughout the war.
When the American invasion began, is when the Germans were forced to resupply the western front this making them lose resources in their eastern conquest. The Germans were less then 100 miles from moscow. The Soviets were getting their crap pushed back in.
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Battle of Moscow: 2 October 1941 – 7 January 1942
American declaration of war against Germany: December 11, 1941
I'm not sure where you got this from or why you would believe this is true. The Germans lost the Russian Gamble for several reasons, one of them being that the troops weren't outfitted for winter war, another being that their supply-lines were stretched thin over the enormous territories they briefly conquered during Barbarossa. Then there's the whole Greece-thing; Italy was pushed back by the Hellenic Army, forcing Hitler to divert forces intended for Barbarossa to Greece.
It is correct that until Moscow the Societs were being pushed back and employed scorched earth tactics, but I believe you can largely attribute that to the effectiveness of the German Army and their mastery of Blitzkrieg. Plus, while Stalin certainly didn't trust Hitler I very much doubt he expected a full-scale invasion when it happened. The Molotov-Ribbentrop treaty established a non-aggression pact between the two nations, so there's that to consider as well. Yet, when the Red Army got a bit of room to breathe and mobilize they did a number on the Germans. The Soviets sustained heavy casualties, but to say they were dependent on the Americans? That their victory hinged on their arrival? Nah, man. That's just not true.
Also; the Battle of Britain is a very different topic, but it is the RAF's achievement, not the United States'.