Armistice Day

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the armistice signing location?Compiègne, France
2. What is the primary negotiators?Allies and Germany
3. When did the armistice take effect?The agreement was signed at 5:45 am on November 11, 1918, but the fighting stopped at 11:00 am the same day. That 11:00 am moment is why the day is called Armistice Day.
4. Why is the number 11 used for Armistice Day?The armistice was signed on the 11th day of the 11th month, and the fighting stopped at 11:00 am. The repeated 11s remind us of the end of the war.

Cessation of Hostilities: The formal stopping of active fighting in a war.
Treaty of Versailles: The peace treaty that officially ended World War I, signed in 1919.
Commonwealth of Nations: A group of 56 independent countries, most of which were formerly part of the British Empire.