On January 1, 1942, the Soviet and [[Chinese Nationalist]] ambassadors in Washington joined with President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] and British Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] in signing the [[Allied_powers#United_Nations_Declaration|Declaration by United Nations]]. Twenty-two other nations added their signatures creating the wartime alliance. The [[Atlantic Charter]] was hailed as "a common program of purposes." FDR apparently himself thought up the name "United Nations." | On January 1, 1942, the Soviet and [[Chinese Nationalist]] ambassadors in Washington joined with President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] and British Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] in signing the [[Allied_powers#United_Nations_Declaration|Declaration by United Nations]]. Twenty-two other nations added their signatures creating the wartime alliance. The [[Atlantic Charter]] was hailed as "a common program of purposes." FDR apparently himself thought up the name "United Nations." |