WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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1918
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1911
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1914
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1917
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The German government approached the United States with a request for an armistice. They hoped that this would be based on the ‘Fourteen Points’ laid down in January 1918 by US President Woodrow Wilson as a foundation for ‘peace without victory’.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11am on 11 November 1918. Armistice is Latin for to stand (still) arms. To this day we mark Armistice Day around the United Kingdom with a Two Minute Silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended World War I, was signed on June 28, 1919.