USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did World War I end?
A
D-day landing in Normandy France by American forces
B
Dropping of Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
C
Entry of Russian forces, instructed by Stalin
D
Germany agreeing to sign an armistice
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On Nov. 10, the Germans received word that Kaiser Wilhelm II had abdicated and instructions from the new government that they should sign the armistice. At 5 a.m. on Nov. 11, the armistice was agreed upon.

Detailed explanation-2: -German Armistice, Nov. Germany was to surrender 5, 000 pieces of light and heavy artillery, 25, 000 machine guns, 3, 000 minenwerfers, 1, 700 airplanes, 5, 000 locomotives, 150, 000 railroad cars, and 5, 000 motor lorries. All these were to be in perfect condition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies on November 11, 1918.

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 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.

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