Atlantic Charter

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of statement?August 14, 1941
2. What is the key architects?President Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (UK)
3. What was the Atlantic Charter and when was it created?The Atlantic Charter was a secret agreement made by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on August 14, 1941. It set out ideas for a peaceful world after World War II.
4. Why did Roosevelt and Churchill meet secretly on a ship?They met on warships in the Atlantic to talk privately, away from the public eye, because they were planning important ideas for the future of the world.

World War II: A global conflict spanning 1939-1945, involving the vast majority of the world's countries, forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
Self-determination: The principle that peoples have the right to freely choose their sovereignty and international political status without external compulsion or interference.
United Nations: An intergovernmental organization established in 1945 to promote international cooperation and maintain international peace and security.
Post-war order: The political, economic, and social arrangements established in the period following a major war.