The Charter stated the ideal goals of the war with eight principal points:. The Atlantic Charter made it clear that America was supporting Britain in the war. Both America and Britain wanted to present their unity, mutual principles, and hopes for the post-war world and the policies they agreed to follow once the Nazis had been defeated.
A fundamental aim was to focus on the peace that would follow and not specific American involvement and war strategy, although U. The Atlantic Charter set goals for the post-war world and inspired many of the international agreements that shaped the world thereafter. The public of Britain and the Commonwealth was delighted with the principles of the meetings but disappointed that the U.
Churchill admitted that he had hoped the U. Regardless, the acknowledgement that all people had a right to self-determination gave hope to independence leaders in British colonies. The Americans were insistent that the charter was to acknowledge that the war was being fought to ensure self-determination. The British were forced to agree to these aims, but in a September speech, Churchill stated that the Charter was only meant to apply to states under German occupation, and certainly not to the peoples who formed part of the British Empire.
Churchill rejected its universal applicability when it came to the self-determination of subject nations such as British India. However Gandhi refused to help either the British or the American war effort against Germany and Japan in any way, and Roosevelt chose to back Churchill.
India was already contributing significantly to the war effort, sending over 2. The Axis powers interpreted these diplomatic agreements as a potential alliance against them. In Tokyo, the Atlantic Charter rallied support for the militarists in the Japanese government, who pushed for a more aggressive approach against the U.
The British dropped millions of flysheets over Germany to allay fears of a punitive peace that would destroy the German state. The text cited the Charter as the authoritative statement of the joint commitment of Great Britain and the U. The most striking feature of the discussion was that an agreement had been made between a range of countries that held diverse opinions, who were accepting that internal policies were relevant to the international problem.
The agreement proved to be one of the first steps towards the formation of the United Nations. The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of what many believe are the rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. The members of the Commission did not immediately agree on the form of such a bill of rights and whether or how it should be enforced.
The Declaration consists of 30 articles which, although not legally binding, have been elaborated in subsequent international treaties, economic transfers, regional human rights instruments, national constitutions, and other laws. In , after the Covenants had been ratified by a sufficient number of individual nations, the Bill became an international law.
The United Nations UN is an intergovernmental organization to promote international cooperation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established after World War II to prevent another such conflict. During World War II, the Allies adopted the Four Freedoms—freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from fear, and freedom from want—as their basic war aims.
When the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany became apparent after the war, the consensus within the world community was that the United Nations Charter did not sufficiently define the rights to which it referred. For this reason, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a fundamental constitutive document of the United Nations.
In addition, many international lawyers believe that the Declaration forms part of customary international law and is a powerful tool in applying diplomatic and moral pressure to governments that violate any of its articles. The Declaration continues to be widely cited by governments, academics, advocates, and constitutional courts, as well as by individuals who appeal to its principles for the protection of their recognized human rights. Even though it is not legally binding, the Declaration has been adopted in or has influenced most national constitutions since It has also served as the foundation for a growing number of national laws, international laws, and treaties, as well as regional, subnational, and national institutions protecting and promoting human rights.
That force had to be supplied with the uniforms, guns, tanks, ships, warplanes, and other weapons and equipment needed to fight. With its vast human and material resources, the United States had the potential to supply both itself and its allies. But first the American economy had to be converted to war production. The war production effort brought immense changes to American life. As millions of men and women entered the service and production boomed, unemployment virtually disappeared.
The need for labor opened up new opportunities for women and African Americans and other minorities. Millions of Americans left home to take jobs in war plants that sprang up around the nation. Economic output skyrocketed. The war effort on the "Home Front" required sacrifices and cooperation.
Rationing became part of everyday life. Americans learned to conserve vital resources. They lived with price controls, dealt with shortages of everything from nylons to housing, and volunteered for jobs ranging from air raid warden to Red Cross worker. Eating leftovers became a patriotic duty and civilians were urged to grow their own vegetables and fruits. Millions of "Victory gardens," planted and maintained by ordinary citizens, appeared in backyards, vacant lots, and public parks.
They produced over 1 billion tons of food. Americans canned food at home and consulted "Victory cookbooks" for recipes and tips to make the most of rationed goods.
To overcome these shortages, war planners searched for substitutes. One key metal in limited supply was copper. It was used in many war-related products, including assault wire. The military needed millions of miles of this wire to communicate on battlefields.
To satisfy the military's demands, copper substitutes had to be found to use in products less important to the nation's defense. The US Mint helped solve the copper shortage. During it made pennies out of steel. The Mint also conserved nickel, another important metal, by removing it from 5-cent coins.
Substitutions like these helped win the production battle. It had to be fed. The Army's standard K ration included chocolate bars, which were produced in huge numbers.
Cocoa production was increased to make this possible. Sugar was another ingredient in chocolate. It was also used in chewing gum, another part of the K ration.
Sugar cane was needed to produce gunpowder, dynamite, and other chemical products. To satisfy the military's needs, sugar was rationed to civilians. The government also rationed other foods, including meat and coffee. Local rationing boards issued coupons to consumers that entitled them to a limited supply of rationed items. A key ingredient needed to make the explosives in much ammunition was glycerine.
To help produce more ammunition, Americans were encouraged to save household waste fat, which was used to make glycerine. Other household goods,including rags, paper, silk, and string,were also recycled. This was a home front project that all Americans could join.
Canteens are a standard part of military equipment. Millions were produced during the war. Most were made of steel or aluminum, metals which were also used to make everything from ammunition to ships. At times, both metals were in short supply. To meet America's metal needs, scrap was salvaged from basements, backyards, and attics. Old cars, bed frames, radiators, pots, and pipes were just some of the items gathered at metal "scrap drives" around the nation.
Americans also collected rubber, tin, nylon, and paper at salvage drives. Tires required rubber. Rubber was also used to produce tanks and planes. But when Japan invaded Southeast Asia, the United States was cut off from one of its chief sources of this critical raw product. America overcame its rubber shortage in several ways. Were any of your ancestors involved? How were their lives affected?
Hitler chose Poland as a target for his ambitions and began the German invasion of Poland on September 1.
Both France and England had promised to help Poland should it ever be attacked, and so on September 3, , the two countries declared war on Germany.
In the months that followed, Germany troops either occupied or invaded Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and eventually France. By June , nearly all of Western Europe was under Nazi control. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Despite heavy losses, the British Royal Air Force defied the German Luftwaffe for three straight months and ultimately took the air battle to the skies above Germany.
As summer turned to fall, Hitler had no choice but to call off the attack. The raid on the United States Navy base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, damaged or destroyed more than 20 American ships and aircraft.
More than 4, Americans were killed or wounded. The following day, the United States officially entered the war. When the battle started, United States forces were ready for it. Japan suffered heavy losses as a consequence and spent the remainder of the war on the defensive.
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