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In World War I, the Germans agreed to a cease fire when they realized that the war was lost. The Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918.
It was an agreement by the allies and central powers to not fire at each other for 24 hours
An armisitce is a cease fire agreement. The 1918 armistice was the cease fire that ended the fighting in World War I and allowed for the Versailles Conference which drew up the peace treaty.
A cease fire is when two oposing armies agree to stop fighting temporarily. This can be an agreement between 2 large armies or 2 small groups on the battlefield. The terms of the cease-fire has to be agreed to on the spot so this is a risky time as either side could accidently start fighting again. This is not the same as a Truce. Sometimes a battle or a war wears down both sides and they call a cease-fire in order to discuss a truce or negotiate for a surrender. The most common application was a cease-fire to attend the wounded and remove the dead.
President Nixon negotiated with the North. An agreement was reached. We would cease fire; We get our POW's returned; we'll leave the country.