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after the war. Nationalists in the British colonies in Africa and Asia used the terms of the Atlantic Charter, which promised to restore sovereignty and self-government to those who had been "forcibly deprived of them," to pressure the British government on the question of decolonization when the war ended.
after the war. Nationalists in the British colonies in Africa and Asia used the terms of the Atlantic Charter, which promised to restore sovereignty and self-government to those who had been "forcibly deprived of them," to pressure the British government on the question of decolonization when the war ended.
Officially the original "Atlantic Charter" was really just a press release; it was not a [[treaty]] which would require [[Senate]] approval, nor was it signed by anyone. The vague policies it formulated echoed the [[Fourteen Points]] issued by [[Woodrow Wilson]] in 1918, and evolved into the [[United Nations]] Charter in 1945. However, there was no mention of an international organization in 1941. Even so, isolationists denounced it as too favorable to Britain, and darkly warned that there probably were secret commitments made.<ref>Roosevelt obtained assurances from the British that they had made no secret commitments to anyone, and would not make any without consulting Roosevelt first.</ref> There were no secret commitments. Public opinion in America was generally favorable, but British public opinion was disappointed that the Americans would continue to stay out of the war.
Officially the original "Atlantic Charter" was really just a press release; it was not a [[treaty]] which would require [[Senate]] approval, nor was it signed by anyone. The vague policies it formulated echoed the [[Fourteen Points]] issued by [[Woodrow Wilson]] in 1918, and evolved into the [[United Nations Charter]] in 1945. However, there was no mention of an international organization in 1941. Even so, isolationists denounced it as too favorable to Britain, and darkly warned that there probably were secret commitments made.<ref>Roosevelt obtained assurances from the British that they had made no secret commitments to anyone, and would not make any without consulting Roosevelt first.</ref> There were no secret commitments. Public opinion in America was generally favorable, but British public opinion was disappointed that the Americans would continue to stay out of the war.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==