USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

[SOURCES]
What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to and end?

(A) ** An armistice was signed

(B) A surrender was given

(C) A propaganda campaign was waged.

(D) The allies won a major battle.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Veterans Day. The Allied powers signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany at Compiégne, France, at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918, bringing the war now known as World War I to a close.

Concept note-2: -Armistice on the Western Front. On Nov. 11, 1918, after more than four years of horrific fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War I.

Concept note-3: -The truce, or Armistice, would start on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, November 1918. The Armistice was signed at 5:00 a.m. by Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch, along with other Allies and Germany, inside of Foch’s private railway car at Compagnie, France.

Concept note-4: -The Armistice was the ceasefire that ended hostilities between the Allies and Germany on the 11th of November 1918. The Armistice did not end the First World War itself, but it was the agreement which stopped the fighting on the Western Front while the terms of the permanent peace were discussed.