Atlantic Charter agreement

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The Atlantic Charter agreement was a pivotal 1941 joint declaration by the United States and the United Kingdom that outlined shared war aims and principles for the post–World War II international order, including self-determination, free trade, and collective security.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II diplomatic agreement
joint statement
political declaration
alsoKnownAs Atlantic Charter agreement
announcedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
context Second World War
countryOfSigning United Kingdom (Dominion of Newfoundland)
dateSigned 1941-08-14
influenced Declaration by United Nations
United Nations Charter
decolonization movements
postwar international order
principle of national self-determination in international law
language English
locationOfAtlanticConference aboard warships in Placentia Bay
meetingAssociatedWith Atlantic Conference
nonBindingStatus political commitment rather than formal treaty
placeSigned Newfoundland
Placentia Bay
prefigured creation of the United Nations
principle collective security
disarmament of aggressor nations
freedom from fear and want
freedom of the seas
global economic cooperation
no territorial aggrandizement
no territorial changes against the wishes of the peoples concerned
reduction of trade restrictions
restoration of self-government to those deprived of it
self-determination of peoples
social welfare and improved labor standards
purpose to define common war aims of the United States and the United Kingdom
to outline principles for the post–World War II international order
regionOfImpact global
relatedConcept Four Freedoms
liberal internationalism
rules-based international order
signatoryCountry United Kingdom
United States
signatoryLeader Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
subjectOf Anglo-American wartime diplomacy
warAim defeat of Nazi Germany
establishment of a lasting peace after World War II
year 1941

Referenced by (15)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Foreign relations of the United Kingdom (historical) ("Atlantic Charter")
Roosevelt administration ("Atlantic Charter")
significantEvent
Atlantic Charter
alsoKnownAs
HMS Prince of Wales ("Atlantic Charter conference")
event
Atlantic Conference ("Atlantic Charter text")
hasDocument
Placentia Bay ("Atlantic Charter conference")
hasHistoricalEvent
Placentia Bay ("Atlantic Charter")
hasRelatedDocument
Anglo-American relations ("Atlantic Charter")
includesAlliance
Four Freedoms ("Atlantic Charter")
influenced
Declaration by United Nations ("Atlantic Charter")
inspiredBy
Churchill government
notableEvent
Cairo Declaration ("Atlantic Charter")
precededBy
Moscow Declaration ("Atlantic Charter")
relatedDocument
Declaration by United Nations ("Atlantic Charter")
relatedEvent
Atlantic Conference ("Atlantic Charter")
result

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