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Conflict and Tension: The Inter-War Years, 1918–1939

The armistice

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  • Paper 1 section B

Overview

What an armistice is, the three leaders at Paris, Wilson's Fourteen Points and his League, what Clemenceau and Lloyd George wanted, why Germany could not argue its case, and how far each was satisfied.

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Key term

Who dominated the Paris peace conference, what did France want, and why could Germany not argue its case?

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On what date was the armistice that ended the fighting of the First World War signed?

Key term

What is an armistice?

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  1. 1

    On what date was the armistice that ended the fighting of the First World War signed?

    Model answer

    11 November 1918.

  2. 2

    What is an armistice?

    Model answer

    An agreement between the warring sides to stop fighting, made before a full peace treaty is settled.

  3. 3

    Which three leaders dominated the Paris peace conference of 1919, and which countries did they lead?

    Model answer

    Woodrow Wilson for the USA, Georges Clemenceau for France and David Lloyd George for Britain.

  4. 4

    What were Wilson's Fourteen Points?

    Model answer

    His programme, set out in January 1918, for a fair and lasting peace based on ideas such as self-determination, open diplomacy, freedom of the seas and disarmament.

  5. 5

    Which of Wilson's ideas mattered most to him, and did he get it?

    Model answer

    An international body to settle disputes; the League of Nations was created, but his own country then refused to join it.

  6. 6

    What did Clemenceau want out of the peace?

    Model answer

    Germany weakened so completely that it could never attack France again, through lost territory, a tiny army and heavy payments.

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