The Allies, or Allied powers, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members
UN Fight for Freedom Leslie Ragan 1943 poster restoration 1
"Long live the victory of the Anglo-Soviet-American military alliance!" – USSR stamp of 1943, quoting Stalin
An Allied propaganda poster of a US, a Chinese, and a British soldier lining up in front of their national flags.
Wartime poster for the United Nations, created in 1941 by the U.S. Office of War Information
The United States of America, also known as the United States or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital distri
Allies of World War II
…formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members were the "Big Four"—the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, and China. Membership in the Allies varied during the course of the war. When the conflict broke out on 1 September 1939, the Allied coalition consisted…
Cliff Palace, a settlement of ancestors of the Native American Pueblo peoples in present-day Montezuma County, Colorado, built between c. 1200 and 1275
The Declaration of Independence portrait depicts the Committee of Five presenting the Declaration to the Continental Congress on June 28, 1776, in Philadelphia.
U.S. marines raise the American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima (1945). This photo became one of the most honored images of World War II.
Civil rights activists during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C. in August 1963