Big Three (leaders of the US, Soviet Union and Great Britain)

Definition

The "Big Three" refers to the leaders of the three major Allied powers during World War II - Franklin D. Roosevelt from the United States, Winston Churchill from Great Britain, and Joseph Stalin from the Soviet Union.

Related terms

Allied Powers: This term refers to countries that fought against the Axis Powers during World War II. The main members included the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.

Axis Powers: These were nations that fought against the Allied Powers during World War II. The main members included Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Yalta Conference: This was a meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin in February 1945 where they discussed Europe's post-war reorganization.