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9 Cards in this Set
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Who were the two heads of state involved initially?
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President Roosevelt and PM Churchill, 1941 August 14th
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What was the Atlantic Charter?
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Not a treaty.
It was an affirmation of common principles in national policies... in hopes for a better future for the world. |
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How many points were in the Atlantic Charter?
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8
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Two points of the Atlantic Charter bear directly on world organization.
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Clause 6 and Clause 7.
Clause 6: We want a peace where people can dwell within their own boundaries safely, free from fear and want. Clause 7: This peace should enable men to traverse the sea without hinderance |
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What clause outlined the peace organization?
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Clause 8: All nations of the world must abandon the use of force. Nations must disarm, especially once a wider system of general security is emplaced.
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According to the Atlantic Charter, what are the basic principles of international justice?
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1. No aggrandizement (enhance power, wealth, position, etc.)
2. No territorial changes without consent of people concerned 3. People have the right to choose their own form of government 4. Equal access to raw materials for all nations |
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5th Clause of the AC:
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Declared that Roosevelt and Churchill desired fullest collaboration among nations WRT economics, labor standards, and social security
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What impact did the Atlantic Charter have on the Allies in WWII?
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It was a message of hope to the occupied countries; it was a promise of a world organization based on international morality
But, it had little legal validity, it was symbolic |
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Who signed the Atlantic Charter?
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USSR
Belgium Czechoslovakia Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Yugoslavia France |
