<P> The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement issued during World War II on 14 August 1941, which defined the Allied goals for the post world war . The leaders of the United Kingdom and the United States drafted the work and all the Allies of World War II later confirmed it . The Charter stated the ideal goals of the war--no territorial aggrandizement; no territorial changes made against the wishes of the people, self - determination; restoration of self - government to those deprived of it; reduction of trade restrictions; global cooperation to secure better economic and social conditions for all; freedom from fear and want; freedom of the seas; and abandonment of the use of force, as well as disarmament of aggressor nations . Adherents of the Atlantic Charter signed the Declaration by United Nations on 1 January 1942, which became the basis for the modern United Nations . </P> <P> The Atlantic Charter set goals for the postwar world and inspired many of the international agreements that shaped the world thereafter . The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the postwar independence of European colonies, and much more are derived from the Atlantic Charter . </P>

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