The Armistice - Conflict and Tension

Question 1

who signed the armistice?

Answer 1

Matthias Erzberger (on behalf of the new German government?

Question 2

what was the armistice?

Answer 2

the agreement to stop fighting and end war

Question 3

did France negotiate the terms of the armistice with Germany?

Answer 3

no

Question 4

what were the terms of the armisitice?

Answer 4

• remove their troops from any foreign land in 14 days
• give back Alsace Lorraine to France
• hand over the German navy to the allies so that Germany was no longer a military threat
• release all allied prisoners held by Germany
• we will give back all our gained land during fighting
• allow allies to occupy the Rhineland
• give up payments agreed by Russia
• accept that Britain would maintain a naval blockade preventing food and other supplies from entering Germany
• accept Germany would be blamed for war and pay reparations

Question 5

reactions to the armistice from the allies?

Answer 5

they celebrated the end of the fighting

Question 6

reactions to the armistice from Germany?

Answer 6

• Germany was divided and faced civil war
• many Germans were shocked and angered at how the war ended, when victory seemed so close in spring 1918
• many soldiers believed this armistice was only temporary and fighting would begin again