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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
   The main allied powers were Britain,canada,australia, South Africa, Poland, Greece and China. The U.S. joined in 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The axis powe â¦ rs were Japan, Italy and Germany.he Soviet Union was initially part of the Axis Powers but switched sides so did Finland and Romania. By 1945, almost the whole world were at war with the Axis. In all, there was a total of 51 allied nations by the end of the war.