Atlantic Charter Is Signed
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: London, Washington, D.C., Canada
- Date: August, 1941-postwar years
Article abstract: The Atlantic Charter is signed, creating guidelines that have a more profound impact on the evolution of the postwar global order than its framers may have originally intended.
Summary of Event
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill secretly met August 7-12, 1941, along the quiet coast of Placentia Bay harbor in Newfoundland. By summit’s end, the Atlantic Charter was approved by both leaders. Although it was never signed by either party and was redrafted numerous times, the final text was telegraphed to...
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