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.

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instanceOf World War II diplomatic agreement
joint statement
political declaration
alsoKnownAs Atlantic Charter agreement
announcedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
context Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfSigning United Kingdom (Dominion of Newfoundland)
linked to: United Kingdom
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

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Churchill government notableEvent Atlantic Charter agreement
Anglo-American relations includesAlliance Atlantic Charter
linked to: Atlantic Charter agreement
Cairo Declaration precededBy Atlantic Charter
linked to: Atlantic Charter agreement
Declaration by United Nations inspiredBy Atlantic Charter
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Declaration by United Nations relatedEvent Atlantic Charter
linked to: Atlantic Charter agreement
Atlantic Charter alsoKnownAs Atlantic Charter agreement
subject linked to: Atlantic Charter agreement
Roosevelt administration significantEvent Atlantic Charter
linked to: Atlantic Charter agreement
Four Freedoms influenced Atlantic Charter
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HMS Prince of Wales event Atlantic Charter conference
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Atlantic Conference result Atlantic Charter
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Atlantic Conference hasDocument Atlantic Charter text
linked to: Atlantic Charter agreement
Placentia Bay hasHistoricalEvent Atlantic Charter conference
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Placentia Bay hasRelatedDocument Atlantic Charter
linked to: Atlantic Charter agreement
Foreign relations of the United Kingdom (historical) significantEvent Atlantic Charter
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Moscow Declaration relatedDocument Atlantic Charter
linked to: Atlantic Charter agreement
The World of the Four Freedoms relatedTo Atlantic Charter
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World War II diplomacy includesEvent Atlantic Charter
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Atlantic Meeting hasAlias Atlantic Charter Conference
linked to: Atlantic Charter agreement
Atlantic Meeting hasMainOutcome Atlantic Charter
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Argentia eventLocation Atlantic Charter meetings (nearby Placentia Bay, 1941)
linked to: Atlantic Charter agreement