While Franklin Roosevelt was a capable leader who was able to manage the chaos of the Great Depression, he had mixed legacies, especially with regards to his policies during World War II. In the Atlantic Charter, Roosevelt and Churchill outline the principles their nations stand for, including no further territorial expansion, economic collaboration, and the freedom to choose a form of government. The Charter, along with ideas of democracy, is also influenced by the New Deal, and attempts to implement some of Roosevelt’s successful reforms internationally. Hypocritically, the Charter calls for an “abandonment of the use of force,”1 which, as seen by the Postdam Declaration and Executive Order 9066, Roosevelt uses excessively. The Postdam Declaration
