The Importance Of Allies And Axis Powers During World War II

The second world war was one of truly epic proportions. Virtually every nation on earth was impacted in one way or another, whether they were directly involved, or merely suffered the negative, and inevitable, externalities that are associated with war. Although the war and its impact was significant enough to stretch world-wide, the opposing powers are generally grouped into only two separate forces – the Axis and the Allies. One, the Axis powers, consisted of nations working towards conquering, overtaking, and ransacking anything or anyone that stood in their way. The Allied nations, the “good guys,” were on the other side of the proverbial fence, bound and determined to stand up for the good of the people, and put an end to the tyrants and dictators leading the Axis powers.
The Axis powers consisted of three main nations, Germany, Italy, and Japan, each working alongside the other to complete their own agendas. The largest and most formidable of these powers was Germany, led by the infamous Adolf Hitler, whose personal, anti-Semitic feelings appeared to be the fuel for his fire. Italy, a much smaller nation compared to Germany,
These nations consisted of France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Much like the Axis powers, the Allied nations were impressive forces, but their end-goal was significantly different from that of their opponents. Joseph Stalin led the Soviet forces, Winston Churchill, as the Prime Minister, led Great Britain, Charles de Gaulle was the president of France, and the one and only Franklin Roosevelt was at the help for the United States. Although the United States was originally reluctant to get involved in a second world war due to a general isolationist mindset, it would be the U.S. that would ultimately bring what remained of the war to an end with the use of the first atomic bombs used in