What Events prompted the
WW1 Armistice?
The events leading up
to the signing of the WW1 Armistice were:
Events that prompted the
WW1 Armistice
● Following the 1917 Russian Revolution
Bolshevik leaders decided to continue to fight against
Germany and the Central Powers
● A revolution engulfed Austria-Hungary
● The Ottoman Empire collapsed on 31
October, 1918
● The Kiel sailors mutiny erupted on 3
November, 1918 triggering the German revolution
● President Wilson received a request
from the German government on October 4, 1918 asking for
armistice discussions
● The people of Berlin rebelled on
November 9, 1918 and forced the German Kaiser to step
down.
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British,
French and German Signers of the Armistice
in Marshal Ferdinand Foch's private Railway carriage
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WW1 Armistice for kids: Definition of Armistice
What does Armistice mean? The definition of the word
Armistice is a truce agreeing to a temporary cessation of fighting
and the use of arms. The word Armistice derives from the
French-Latin words 'arma' meaning ‘arms’ and 'stitium' meaning
"stoppage" and was a temporary suspension of hostilities while an
attempt was made to negotiate a lasting peace.
WW1 Armistice: Preparing to Sign the Armistice
The signing of the WW1 Armistice
with Germany began as an official German delegation
arrived from Berlin to the Western Front at 10.30pm on
Thursday November 7, 1918. The delegation made their way
across the sector held by General Debeney and were
recived bt Marshal Foch at the Allied General
Headquarters on Saturday November 9, 1918. The German
delegation were given the terms of the armistice and
allowed 72 hours to accept or reject them. There was no
negotiation process. On Sunday 10 November, they were
shown newspapers from Paris to inform them that the
Kaiser had abdicated. The terms of the armistice were
accepted.
The Terms of the WW1 Armistice for kids
The terms of the WW1
Armistice stipulated that the cessation of hostilities would
be in force for 36 days and that it could be denounced, by either
side, on 48 hours notice. (The armistice would be prolonged 3 times
before peace was finally ratified).
The Armistice consisted of 35 terms. The most important terms are
summarized in the following table:
Important Terms of the WW1 Armistice for kids
● Termination of military hostilities
on land, or in air, within 6 hours of the signing of the
Armistice
● Internment of the German fleet and
surrender of all German submarines
● Surrender of armaments and railroads
● Information to be provided regarding
the location of all mines or delayed action fuses
● Immediate release of all French,
British and Italian prisoners of war (German POWs only
would be released after a peace treaty)
● Removal of all German troops from
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Alsace-Lorraine within
14 days
● Removal of all German troops from
territory on the west side of the Rhine and occupation
by Allied and US troops.
● Removal of all German troops on the
eastern front
● Renunciation of the Treaty of
Brest-Litovsk with Russia and of the Treaty of Bucharest
with Romania.
Important Terms of the WW1 Armistice for kids
WW1 Armistice for kids: Signing the Armistice in Foch's Railway Carriage
The WW1 Armistice with
Germany was signed between 5:12 am and 5:20 am, Paris time on 11th
November 1918. It was signed by representatives from Britain, France
and Germany and brought 52 months of fighting in the First World War
to a conclusion. The signing of the Armistice took place in the
private railway carriage of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Supreme
Commander of the Allied Armies, in the Forest of Compiegne,
about 37 miles (60 km) north of Paris.
WW1 Armistice for kids: News of the Armistice
News of the armistice,
signed by Marshal Ferdinand Foch the Commander-in-Chief, was
officially announced via the Radio from Paris at 6:01 A.M., November
11, 1918 as follows:
1. Hostilities will be stopped on the entire front beginning at 11
o'clock, November 11th (French hour).
2. The Allied troops will not go beyond the line reached at that
hour on that date until further orders.
WW1 Armistice for kids: American Troops at the Front
Fighting in many sections of the
front, including Americans fighting in the Battle of
the Argonne Forest in the Meuse Campaign continued
right until the appointed hour of the armistice.
WW1 Armistice for kids: The Fourteen Points
After the Armistice was agreed every
effort was made to complete terms for a 'lasting peace'.
President Woodrow Wilson gave the
Fourteen Points
speech to Congress on January 8, 1918, declaring that
WW1 was being fought for a moral cause and calling for
peace in Europe. The 14 points of his speech covered
Military and Territory changes and the creation of the
League of Nations. The Fourteen Points essentially
established the conditions for the armistices that had
brought an end to World War I.
WW1 Armistice: The 1919 Paris Peace Conference
The 1919 Paris Peace Conference consisted
of 145 meetings over a six-month period to agree the
peace terms. The top Allied leaders, the "Big Four", who
met at the Paris Peace Conference were of President
Woodrow Wilson of the United States, David Lloyd George
of Britain, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, and
Georges Clemenceau of France.
WW1 Armistice: The Treaty of Versailles
The
Treaty of
Versailles was finally signed at the Palace of
Versailles in France on June 28, 1919.
WW1 Armistice for kids: Armistice Day
Armistice Day in the United States of America became a
national holiday in 1926, its purpose was to
remember all those who had fought during the Great
War. Then in 1954, to honor the veterans of World
War II and the Korean War Armistice Day was re-named
as Veterans Day. A monument to those who had fallen
during WW1 was dedicated in the
Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington National Cemetery.
WW1 Armistice for kids: The End of WW1 and the start of the
Roaring Twenties
The
end of the horrors of WW1 ushered in a new era in
which people wanted to enjoy themselves - it was
called
The Roaring Twenties.
WW1 Armistice - President Woodrow Wilson Video
The article on the WW1 Armistice provides detailed facts and a summary of one of the important events during his presidential term in office. The following
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