US and Britain form Secret Alliance; Issue Atlantic Charter

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

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Politics

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Date of occurrence 1941-08-14

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United Kingdom (Location)
United States (Location)

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After 5 days of conferences aboard warships in the Atlantic, Roosevelt and Churchill announced that they had reached an accord. They issued the Atlantic Charter. It housed 8 key points: First, neither nation (Great Britain or United States) sought aggrandizement. Second, they desired no territorial changes absent any agreement with the peoples of that territory. Third, they respected people's right to choose its own form of government and wanted that choice restored wherever it had been taken. Fourth, they would try to promote equal access for all states to trade and to raw materials. Fifth, they hoped to promote worldwide collaboration to improve labour standards, economic growth, and the principle of social security. Sixth, upon the end of the war, they would look for a peace under…

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "US and Britain form Secret Alliance; Issue Atlantic Charter". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3069, accessed 05 May 2024.]

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