Atlantic Charter: August 1941
The Atlantic Charter provided the criteria for World War II. Neither Stalin nor Churchill were in favor of Roosevelt’s idea of a world governed by democratic principals with an international institution for preserving peace between nations. Roosevelt did in fact make agreements with Churchill about a post-World War II world; these agreements were made before America was engaged in the war. The agreements of the Atlantic Charter can be summarized as follows:
- Both nations were to not seek territorial gains from the war.
- The affects on the people involved would be taken into account in regards to territorial gains and losses.
- All people had the right to self-determination.
- They would make an effort to lower barriers in trade between nations.
- They both agreed that the advancement of social welfare and international economic cooperation are important issues.
- They both agreed to work towards a world of freedom and prosperity.
- They both agreed that freedom of the seas was important.
- They agreed to work towards mutual disarmament after the war for allied and axis nations.