Allied Powers

Allied Powers, name given to any of several alliances of countries in military opposition to another group of countries. In World War I (1914-1918), the Allied and Associated Powers consisted of 28 nations, including Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States; they were opposed by the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. In World War II (1939-1945), the Allied Powers, including Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union, opposed the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

For information on:

• Allied and Associated Powers in World War I, see World War I: Introduction and following sections; League of Nations; Ferdinand I (of Romania); Ion Bratiuu; Constantine; Petar II; Edward Grey First Viscount Grey of Fallodan
• Allied Powers in World War II, see World War II: The Third Phase: Turn of the Tide and following sections
• conferences between the Allied Powers in World War II, see Potsdam Conference; Tehrān Conference; Yalta Conference
• powers that opposed the Allied Powers in World War I, see Central Powers
• powers that opposed the Allied Powers in World War II, see Axis Powers
• treaties involving the Allied and Associated Powers in World War I, see Treaty of Sèvres; Treaty of Neuilly; Treaty of Trianon