USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or FalseWhen FDR declared the western half of the Atlantic free for trade, he commanded the navy to shoot on sight any German U-Boats.
A
True
B
False
C
Too many words
D
Plan B
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -First, it publicly affirmed the sense of solidarity between the U.S. and Great Britain against Axis aggression. Second, it laid out President Roosevelt’s Wilsonian-vision for the postwar world; one that would be characterized by freer exchanges of trade, self-determination, disarmament, and collective security.

Detailed explanation-2: -The document also called for international cooperation to secure improved living and working conditions for all; freedom of the seas; and for all countries to abandon the use of force.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Atlantic Charter was the statement of principles agreed to by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill of Great Britain at their first wartime conference, August 9-12, 1941. The conference was held on board naval vessels anchored in Placentia Bay, off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

Detailed explanation-4: -A milestone to the creation of the United Nations, the Atlantic Charter (9-13 August 1941) should be seen as the first real step towards a world organization. Dedicated to the betterment and protection of nations and peoples, it paved the way for the United Nations we know today.

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