o Austria - Hungary, and gave Germany a long - termlease on the Romanian oil wells. (Microsoft Encarta, 1996)On November 6, the German delegates left Berlin to apply for an armistice.Meanwhile, the Allied advance in the west continued, and, on the American sector at least,with fresh incentive. The Americans reached Sedan on the same day that the Germandelegates reached General Ferdinand Foch’s rendezvous. (Alistair Horne, 1970)The terms he laid down were severe - sufficient to cripple the German forces moredecisively than any battle. But the collapse of the home front, even more than the militarymenace in front and flank, ensured their acceptance. In any event, the stranglehold of theblockade was stifling to power of resistance, so the Germans had no choice but to sign.And at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 the war cameto an end. IntroductionWorld war one, also known as the war to end all wars, was a brutal war whichaffected all of Europe, and outlying areas. The assassination of Arch Dukeof Austria, Francis Ferdinand by a Bosnian patriot was responsible for theinitial outbreak of fighting. On July 28, 1914, world war one began.Fighting commenced between Austria-Hungary, whom declared war on Russia, anally of Serbia. Millions of people were affected by this war. More civilianpopulation was involved in world war one than ever before in previous wars.Imperialism, nationalism, militarism and alliances, all played the majorroles in the preparations for war, and without even one of these factors,world war one would not have occurred.Although the murder of Austria's Arch Duke, Francis Ferdinand was theimmediate cause of the war, it was not the main reason for it. Manycountries were broken into small pieces before the war, and certain areaswere occupied as colonies by greater powers. One example of this was thecolonization of Italy by Austria-Hungary. The Italians supportednationalism, which was the de...
