The Allied powers opposed the Axis powers during World War II and included England, the USA, France, and the USSR. Their main goals were to maintain peace after the destruction of World War I and prevent the Axis powers from gaining further control. While initially following a policy of appeasement, allowing Nazi expansion, the Allies eventually entered the war as countries were directly threatened with invasion. The Allied powers fought to achieve peace but failed to take decisive action to rescue victims of the Holocaust during World War II.