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| | The term '''Allied Powers''' (or simply '''[[ally|Allies]]''') refers to the union of countries that fought against the Central Powers in [[World War I]] and the [[Axis Powers]] in [[World War II]]. The exact make-up of [[nation]]s within the Allied Powers was different during each [[war]]. The major allied powers during both World Wars were [[Britain]], [[France]], [[Russia]] and [[America]]. | | The term '''Allied Powers''' (or simply '''[[ally|Allies]]''') refers to the union of countries that fought against the Central Powers in [[World War I]] and the [[Axis Powers]] in [[World War II]]. The exact make-up of [[nation]]s within the Allied Powers was different during each [[war]]. The major allied powers during both World Wars were [[Britain]], [[France]], [[Russia]] and [[America]]. |
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| − | =Allies of World War II= | + | ==Allies of World War II== |
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| − | ==Neutrals in 1939== | + | ===Neutrals in 1939=== |
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| − | === [[Oslo Group of States]]=== | + | ==== [[Oslo Group of States]]==== |
| | * [[Kingdom of Denmark]] | | * [[Kingdom of Denmark]] |
| | * [[Republic of Finland]]<ref>[http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1939/391214a.html League of Nations' Expulsion of the USSR, December 12, 1939]</ref> | | * [[Republic of Finland]]<ref>[http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1939/391214a.html League of Nations' Expulsion of the USSR, December 12, 1939]</ref> |
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| | * [[Kingdom of Sweden]] | | * [[Kingdom of Sweden]] |
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| − | ==Original Allies== | + | ===Original Allies=== |
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| | * [[French Third Republic]] | | * [[French Third Republic]] |
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| | * [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] | | * [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] |
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| − | == Allied to the British Commonwealth == | + | === Allied to the British Commonwealth === |
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| | *[[Commonwealth of Australia]] | | *[[Commonwealth of Australia]] |
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| | *[[British India|India]] | | *[[British India|India]] |
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| − | == Allied to the Soviet [[Comintern]] == | + | === Allied to the Soviet [[Comintern]] === |
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| | * [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] | | * [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] |
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| | * [[Viet Minh]] | | * [[Viet Minh]] |
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| − | ==Allied to the Pan American Union == | + | ===Allied to the Pan American Union === |
| | 21 members in full<ref>http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/7-2-188/188-26.html</ref> | | 21 members in full<ref>http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/7-2-188/188-26.html</ref> |
| | <ref>http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/decade/decad058.htm Havana Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics, July 21–30, 1940</ref> | | <ref>http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/decade/decad058.htm Havana Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics, July 21–30, 1940</ref> |
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| | * [[Panama]] | | * [[Panama]] |
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| − | == [[Atlantic Charter]] == | + | === [[Atlantic Charter]] === |
| | [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/atlantic/at17.htm The Atlantic Conference : Resolution of September 24, 1941] | | [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/atlantic/at17.htm The Atlantic Conference : Resolution of September 24, 1941] |
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| | The Polish government in exile, after 1939 fought on several fronts with hundreds of thousand of members in the [[Polish Army]] in [[France]] and [[UK]], as well as the [[Home Army]] in occupied Poland. The Soviet Union however, did not recognize the government and in 1943 organized the [[Polish People's Army]] under [[Rokossovsky]], around which eventually became the post-war successor state. | | The Polish government in exile, after 1939 fought on several fronts with hundreds of thousand of members in the [[Polish Army]] in [[France]] and [[UK]], as well as the [[Home Army]] in occupied Poland. The Soviet Union however, did not recognize the government and in 1943 organized the [[Polish People's Army]] under [[Rokossovsky]], around which eventually became the post-war successor state. |
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| − | == United Nations Declaration == | + | === United Nations Declaration === |
| | [http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/paw/274.html Declaration by United Nations, January 1, 1942]<br> | | [http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/paw/274.html Declaration by United Nations, January 1, 1942]<br> |
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| | (Note from source document: During 1942 the Declaration was adhered to by [[Mexico]], the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]], and [[Ethiopia]]; in the first four months of 1943, it was adhered to by [[Iraq]], [[Brazil]], and [[Bolivia]]). | | (Note from source document: During 1942 the Declaration was adhered to by [[Mexico]], the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]], and [[Ethiopia]]; in the first four months of 1943, it was adhered to by [[Iraq]], [[Brazil]], and [[Bolivia]]). |
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| − | ==Four Power Declaration== | + | ===Four Power Declaration=== |
| | [http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1943/431000a.html Joint Four Nation Declaration, Moscow Conference, October, 1943] | | [http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1943/431000a.html Joint Four Nation Declaration, Moscow Conference, October, 1943] |
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| | * [[Kuomintang]] | | * [[Kuomintang]] |
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| − | ==Tripartite Treaty of Alliance == | + | ===Tripartite Treaty of Alliance === |
| | 29 January 1942 | | 29 January 1942 |
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| | * [[Iran]] [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/persian/chapter01.htm#b2] | | * [[Iran]] [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/persian/chapter01.htm#b2] |
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| − | == Others == | + | === Others === |
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| | * [[Ethiopia]] | | * [[Ethiopia]] |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| | [[Category:World War II]] | | [[Category:World War II]] |
| | [[Category:Military Strategies and Concepts]] | | [[Category:Military Strategies and Concepts]] |