Critical Thinking Questions for ‘The Atlantic Charter’
Using online sources and the link provided, answer the following accurately and thoroughly. Be sure to provide specifics. Answer the questions below (1-10) on a separate piece of paper.
1. What is the purpose of this document?
2. Why is it important to the authors of the Atlantic Charter that no countries seek to expand their borders?
3. Is the fourth point of the charter an attainable goal? Why is/isn’t it attainable?
4. What is the benefit of a worldwide collaborative trade?
5. What is the negative aspects of worldwide collaborative trade?
6. Why does the charter focus on Nazis and not the Italians or Japanese?
7. Why is freedom of the seas important to the authors of the charter?
8. The eighth article of the charter calls for abandonment of force, what does this mean?
9. Is the abandonment of force a realistic goal? Why or Why not?
10. Using online resources analyze if the Atlantic Charter was successful in attaining its goals, explain why using specific points in the charter and real examples of how it was successful.
Using the chart on the next page or recreating one yourself, make note of eight problems faced by the world during World War II. Then, read the Atlantic Charter again and summarize the eight articles in your own words in the appropriate column. Finally, compare the two columns, do any of the eight solutions or articles match up? Using the provided space below, how could you improve the Atlantic Charter using your eight solutions? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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