Question

Who were the axis powers and allies and what did they each do?

Answer 1

The major Allied powers in World War I were Great Britain (and theBritish Empire), France, and theRussian Empire, formally linked by the Treaty of London of September 5, 1914. Other countries that had been, or came to be, allied by treaty to one or more of those powers were also called Allies: Portugal and Japan by treaty with Britain; Italy by the Treaty of London of April 26, 1915, with all three powers. Other countries—including the United States after its entry on April 6, 1917—that were arrayed against the Central Powers were called “Associated Powers,” not Allied powers; U.S. PresidentWoodrow Wilson emphasized that distinction to preserve America’s free hand. The Treaty of Versailles (June 28, 1919) concluding the war listed 27 “Allied and Associated Powers”:Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, the British Empire, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia,Ecuador, France, Greece, Guatemala,Haiti, the Hejaz, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania,Serb-Croat-Slovene State, Siam, the United States, and Uruguay