HIST Week 9

What is an armistice? Fill in the blank: An armistice is when you stop the fighting to get some peace negotiations done and if you don’t find a solution, the fighting will be ________.

• resumed

• forgotten

• celebrated

• ignored

When did the terms of the Armistice become effective? Fill in the blank: The terms of the Armistice became effective six hours after fighting, starting at ________.

• 11am

• 9am

• 3pm

• 6pm

According to the terms of the Armistice, which countries had to be immediately cleared within 14 days?

What would happen to any troops remaining in Belgium and France after 14 days, according to the Armistice?

• They would be taken as POW (Prisoners of War)

• They would be allowed to stay indefinitely

• They would be promoted to higher ranks

• They would be sent to another front

Which of the following was NOT a term of the Armistice?

• Surrender heavy artillery

• Demilitarise the left bank of Rhine

• Annex new territories

• Surrender 5000 locomotives and 150,000 railway coaches

According to the Armistice, nothing was to be removed from the territory from the left bank of the Rhine.

• True

• False

How many locomotives and railway coaches were to be surrendered according to the Armistice? Fill in the blank: Surrender ________ locomotives and ________ railway coaches.

• 5000 locomotives and 150,000 railway coaches

• 2000 locomotives and 50,000 railway coaches

• 1000 locomotives and 10,000 railway coaches

• 7000 locomotives and 200,000 railway coaches

Fill in the blank: One of the terms imposed on Germany after World War I was the maintenance of _______ occupation through Germany.

• enemy

• friendly

• neutral

• civilian

Fill in the blank: All troops were required to withdraw beyond the boundaries of ______ 1914.

• August

• March

• December

• June

Which of the following was NOT a term imposed on Germany after World War I?

• Surrender of colonies in East Africa

• Return of Russian gold

• Expansion of the German fleet

• All German ships will be captured