What was the armistice in World War I?

Answer 1

An armistice is a truce made in war, with the opposing sides agreeing to stop fighting for a certain time. The armistice of World War 1 was signed on November 11, 1918 at 5:00 am and hostilities ended at 11:00 am.

Answer 2

There were many important parts of the Treaty of Versailles. However the obvious one is peace and a balance of power. The German Empire lost little land but their army was restricted to a max of 100,000 troops. In addition the imperial family was stripped of all titles and power. The powerful Austrian-Hungarian Empire was taken appart and broken into multiple weaker countries like Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and so forth. In addition like the German Empire the imperal/royal family was stripped of all titles and power. The declining Ottoman Empire was already in a stangnant condition. The victory was needed to perserve the rest of the empire. Thus wen the war was lost the Ottoman Empire was also broken apart. Iraq and Yemen became British Mandates and modern Syria became a French Mandate. However the Treaty of Versailles allowed the Ottomans to retain part of their empire if they convert to a republic, thus the Republic of Turkey was created in 1923. The Kingdom of Bulgaria was already in a massive depression from lossing both Balkan Wars before joining the central powers. They believed winning the war would give the country more money and morale. The Austrian-Hungarian Empire already promised half of Serbia and parts of Greece in return for helpping. However with their loss, part of of their southern borders were given to Greece, however their monetary punishments were low since the allies considered their state of depression.

Answer 3

The end of the First World War occurred in Novemeber 1918 when all of Germany's allies; Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria had surrendered. In the northern ports of Germany, sailors mutinied and crowds marched through the streets of Berlin demanding an end to the War. There were food riots and numerous strikes. The Kaiser, unable to endure the mounting pressure abdicated and fled to Holland. Here, a new German government was formed and immediately requested a "ceasefire." At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month 1918 an armistice was signed which allowed all fighting to end, for a period of time, as the Germans had chosen to surrender. Subsequently on June 28, 1919 the Treaty of Versailles, a peace treaty that marked the official end of the War, was signed exactly 5 years since the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which was one of the events that triggered the beginning of the War. Although the armistice was signed on the 11th November 1918 to put an end to the actual fighting, it took six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conferences to conclude a peace treaty.

The treaty evoked an angry and hostile response in Germany from the moment its contents were made public. The Germans were outraged and horrified at the result - since Wilson's idealistic fourteen points. They did not feel that they were responsible for starting the War nor did they feel as though they had lost. The German people had understood the negotiations at Versailles to be a peace conference and not a surrender. At first, the new government refused to sign the agreement, and the German navy sank its own ships in protest of the treaty. The sinking hardened Allied attitudes and the Allies demanded that Germany sign the treaty within twenty-four hours. The alternative was understood to be a resumption of hostilities, with the fighting now on German soil and the continuation of the War itself. It proved a difficult decision for the German government to accept although the country felt threatened by the outbreak of attacks on their own cities and thought signing the best option was to indeed sign the treaty.

Out of the many terms included in the treaty, one of the most important and controversial provisions required Germany and its allies to accept full responsibility for causing the War. In addition the government was to conduct substantial territorial concessions whilst compensate reparations to certain countries that had formed the Entente Powers. However in effect, the treaty was undermined by following events beginning as early as 1922 and largely ignored by the mid thirties. As a consequence, Germany included partitioning a certain amount of its own territory to a number of surrounding countries, being stripped of all its overseas colonies - particularly those in Africa - and limiting its ability to cause War again by restrictions on the size of its military. These demands were considered to be unfair and thoughts the proceedings were too suppressive, especially when the German government was not allowed to participate in the negotiations, frequently protesting and refusing to accept the terms.

The Treaty of Versailles had a humiliating effect on the German people. Germany had once been a powerful nation, the second biggest industrial power in the world, after the USA. After its defeat in World War I, Germany was forced to accept the crippling demands enforced upon them by the Allies. This involved Germany losing their overseas colonies in Africa and Asia, as well as parts of German territory. Germany was also forced to accept the guilt for starting the War. The nation was also forced to pay reparations for damages ensued by the War. In total this meant paying £6600 million (about $3 billion) in compensation. However, the land that Germany lost included 10% of its industry and 15% of its agricultural land therefore this made reparations extremely difficult for the Germans to pay. This new German government was called the Weimar Republic and endured the next few years of struggle and hardship; in attempt to restore and rebuild people's lifestyles as well as combating the nation's wealth, which mounted the increasing strain and proved almost unmanagable.

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Answer 4

The Armistice took effect at 11:00 AM, on November 11, 1918. So it was the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month, which seemed to have some sort of mystical significance to many, that the fantastic slaughter should be brought to a halt at such a conjunction.

Answer 5

The armistice went into effect at 11am on 11 November, 1918. The armistice went into effect at 11am on 11 November, 1918.

Answer 6

Nov 1919