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A: The Allied Powers, or Allies, refers to coalitions of primarily North American nations victorious over rival, central-European forces in World War I and World War II. The four nations that recurred as the main forces of the Allied Powers in both wars were France, Russia/USSR, the United Kingdom and the United States. Continue Reading
It was fought by two opposing alliances: the Allies (United Kingdom, Franc â¦ e, and the Russian Empire, Belgium, Serbia, Italy, Japan, Greece, Romania and the United States) against the Central Powers (Germany, Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria). The winners were the Allies. The Allied Powers of World War I won.