Armistice



An armistice is cease fire in a battle or conflict in which both sides stop firing at each other. In the first World War, the Germans were finally forced by mutiny and unpreventable defeat to sign one. However, the Germans waited until literally the last minute to sign the armistice witch was November 11th, 1918 by 11 in the morning. This is were the term "the 11th hour" comes from and it means to put something off until the last possible minute. The signing of the armistice led to the Treaty of Versailles and the end of World War One.

Information Provided by: America Pathways to the Present, Page 430 Picture Provided by: http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/learning/general/onthisday/big/1111_big.gif