The Allies were an international military coalition formed during the Second World War (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers, led by Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Fascist Italy.Its principal members by 1941 were the United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union, and China.. Membership in the Allies varied during the course of the war. When the conflict broke …

The Allies of World War I or Entente Powers were a coalition of countries led by France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, and their colonies during the First World War (1914–1918).. By the end of the first decade of the 20th century, the major European powers …

World War II (WWII or WW2) was a global war involving fighting in most of the world and most countries. The war started in 1939 with Nazi Germany invading Poland, so most countries fought from 1939 to 1945. ... Before the war in Europe, the Allies had a larger population and economy than the Axis. If colonies were included, the GDP of the ...

World War I. Hostilities ended six months after the United States saw its first action in World War I, and only a relatively small number of German prisoners of war reached the U.S. Many prisoners were German sailors caught in port by U.S. forces far away from the European battlefield. The first German POWs were sailors from SMS Cormoran, a German merchant raider anchored in Apra …