As World War II approached, the balance of forces heavily favored the Allied powers.

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In 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne was signed between Turkey and the allied powers.

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In the end, the Holocaust raged until the Allied powers won the war.

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Already during World War Two, however, the Allied powers declared Austria to be a victim - rather than accomplice - of Nazi aggression.

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The allied powers agreed that reparations should be reconsidered upon German reunification - but when that came in 1990, Berlin argued the issue had passed.

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In 1920, the Treaty of Sevres was signed between Turkey and the Allied powers after World War One, relieving Turkey of much of the land ruled by the Ottoman Empire.

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Douglas MacArthur dispatched to arrest Tojo, sought by the Allied powers so he could be tried for atrocities committed by Japanese troops during the war, including the Bataan Death March.

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Far from limiting its war effort to fending off the encircling allied powers of Russia, France and Britain, German diplomats and soldiers tried to foment popular anti-colonial revolution in India and Egypt, to create a widespread Islamic jihad against the colonial rulers, to disrupt the allies' global communications.

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Other powers allied against the suit include Ken from Popehat and Kevin from Lowering the Bar, who are offering pro bono legal counsel to anyone being sued.

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In World War I the Allied strategy was to engage and defeat the center of gravity of the Central Powers, the German field army.

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