USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

END OF WWI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an armistice?
A
When both sides attack at the same time
B
When both sides retreat at the same time
C
When one side wins a decisive battle
D
When both sides agree to stop fighting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, as it may constitute only a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace.

Detailed explanation-2: -armistice -muh-stus noun. : temporary stopping of open acts of warfare by agreement between the opponents : truce. Examples: The Korean War ended with an armistice signed in July of 1953, though a permanent peace accord was never reached.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The terms of the armistice stripped Austria of all power to renew the war should she be so inclined. The army was to be wholly and promptly demobilized. Austrian brigades fighting with the Germans were to be withdrawn. All territories occupied by Austria since the beginning of the war were to be evacuated.

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