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| − | The Atlantic Charter was a declaration for free trade and self-determination. | + | The '''Atlantic Charter''' was a declaration for [[free trade]] and self-determination. |
| − | U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Minister Winston Churchill met in the Atlantic Ocean on August 1941 in order to begin to plan for peace after the conclusion of World War II, and agreed to this Atlantic Charter. It also endorsed disarmament of aggressor states (e.g., Japan and Germany) and freedom of the seas. The United States and Great Britain renounced any territorial ambitions, and expansion against the wishes of local populations was condemned. | + | U.S. [[President]] [[Franklin Roosevelt]] and British [[Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]] met in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on August 1941 in order to begin to plan for [[peace]] after the conclusion of [[World War II]], and agreed to this Atlantic Charter. It also endorsed [[disarmament]] of aggressor states (e.g., [[Japan]] and [[Germany]]) and freedom of the seas. The [[United States]] and [[Great Britain]] renounced any territorial ambitions, and expansion against the wishes of local populations was condemned. |
| − | The Soviet Union soon endorsed the Atlantic Charter and it later provided the ideological foundation for the United Nations. | + | The [[Soviet Union]] soon endorsed the Atlantic Charter and it later provided the ideological foundation for the [[United Nations]].{{fact}} |
Revision as of 02:18, March 31, 2007
The Atlantic Charter was a declaration for free trade and self-determination.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Minister Winston Churchill met in the Atlantic Ocean on August 1941 in order to begin to plan for peace after the conclusion of World War II, and agreed to this Atlantic Charter. It also endorsed disarmament of aggressor states (e.g., Japan and Germany) and freedom of the seas. The United States and Great Britain renounced any territorial ambitions, and expansion against the wishes of local populations was condemned.
The Soviet Union soon endorsed the Atlantic Charter and it later provided the ideological foundation for the United Nations.[Citation Needed]