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On this day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the Atlantic Charter. Though the U.S. remained neutral at the start of WWII, the charter outlined shared principles, liberty, self-government, and free trade, as a united stand against Nazi tyranny. The document boosted British morale and deepened U.S. and U.K. ties in the fight for freedom.
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On this day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the Atlantic Charter. Though the U.S. remained neutral at the start of WWII, the charter outlined shared principles, liberty, self-government, and free trade, as a united stand against Nazi tyranny. The document boosted British morale and deepened U.S. and U.K. ties in the fight for freedom.
Learn more with our American Portraits lesson:
billofrightsinstitute.org/lessons/defeating-forces-darkness-franklin-d-roosevelt-atlantic-charter-responsibility
#ThisDayInHistory #FDR #Churchill #WWIIHistory #AmericanHistory
