Q. Who were "The Big Three"?

Stalin, FDR,
Churchill
Stalin, FDR and Churchill at Teheran, Iran (Nov. 29, 1943).

A. The "Big Three" was a term used after the summer of 1941 to denote the leaders of the three major powers opposing Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II: Roosevelt (United States), Churchill (Great Britain), and Stalin (the Soviet Union). They term was also used in reference to the three Allied countries themselves.

The Big Three was expanded to the Big Four when China joined the Allies, and the Big Four nations later played a major role in establishing the United Nations.

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