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14th August 1941: Roosevelt and Churchill issue the Atlantic Charter

14th August 2026
Tagged as: Atlantic Charter, Churchill, Roosevelt, Second World War

The Atlantic Charter was issued by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

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6th January 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt sets out the “Four Freedoms” in his State of the Union address

6th January 2026
Tagged as: America, Atlantic Charter, FDR, Four Freedoms, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Freedom, Second World War, United States, USA, World War 2, World War II

Roosevelt identified freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear that, together, provided a moral framework for US engagement in the war.

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14th August 1941: Roosevelt and Churchill issue the Atlantic Charter

6th January 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt sets out the “Four Freedoms” in his State of the Union address

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