# Atlantic Charter (1941)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1941-atlantic-charter
Categories: main-event

Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt issued a statement of shared war aims before the United States entered the war. Within the broader Early 20th Century & World Wars period, mass democracy, the two world wars, Irish partition, economic crisis and the rise of Labour remade the political and social order. This event is placed at 1941 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The charter helped frame the ideological and international order envisioned after victory.

## Why it matters
The charter helped frame the ideological and international order envisioned after victory.

Ruler at the time: [George VI](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-vi)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Atlantic Charter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Atlantic+Charter&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Atlantic Charter](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Atlantic+Charter)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — twentieth-century resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)