GCSE History | World War One and the Armistice of November 1918

History Quiz - World War One: 1914-18 - The Armistice Of November 1918 (Questions)

In GCSE History students will look at World War One. One topic that is covered is the events which occurred during the war itself. This is the fifth of eight quizzes on that subject and it looks specifically at the Armistice signed in November 1918.

At 1100 hours on the 11th of November 1918, World War One - the Great War - came to an end, as the German delegates signed the Armistice with the representatives of the Western Allies. Since then the 11th of November has been remembered as Armistice Day.

Find out more about the Armistice of 1918, which brought World War One to and end after four long years, by playing this quiz.

What was the name of the large town in Northern France near where the Armistice was signed?

[ ]	Abbeville
[ ]	Amiens
[ ]	Compiegne
[ ]	Hazebrouck

The actual signing ceremony took place in a slightly unusual location. In what kind of transportation was it conducted?

[ ]	A boat on the River Oise
[ ]	A railway carriage
[ ]	A barge on the Aisne-Oise canal
[ ]	A motor 'bus

Which of the following descriptions best conveys the meaning of the word "armistice"?

[ ]	A ceasefire for a defined period, after which hostilities would resume
[ ]	A surrender guaranteed by the payment of a substantial indemnity
[ ]	A ceasefire pending the signing of a definitive peace treaty
[ ]	The withdrawal of German forces to German territory, but without disarmament measures

Which senior allied officer formally presided over the proceedings?

[ ]	Marshal Foch
[ ]	General Pershing
[ ]	Admiral Wemyss
[ ]	Field Marshal Haig

What orders were now given to the Germans concerning their formidable High Seas Fleet?

[ ]	To remain in their bases under Allied guard
[ ]	To be sunk in the Baltic Sea by their crews
[ ]	To be sailed to the British naval base at Scapa Flow in the Shetlands, pending further orders
[ ]	To be divided up among the various allies, according to the size of their own navies

The German head of state, the Kaiser, took no part in the Armistice proceedings. What did he do instead?

[ ]	He surrendered to the Allied forces of occupation
[ ]	He sought asylum in nearby Holland, a neutral power
[ ]	He surrendered to the new German republican government, and was imprisoned
[ ]	He tried to escape in disguise to Austria-Hungary

Conditions in Germany remained difficult - even long after the signing of the definitive peace treaty in 1919. Which of these armistice terms caused the greatest hardship?

[ ]	The continuation of the blockade
[ ]	The disarmament of regular German forces
[ ]	The occupation of German soil by substantial Allied armed forces
[ ]	The huge collective fine levied on Germany to pay for the occupation costs

Which of the German commanders below urged an armistice and the abdication of the Emperor William II, in order to save Germany from an even worse fate?

[ ]	Field Marshal Hindenburg
[ ]	The Crown Prince ("Little Willie")
[ ]	Bethmann-Hollweg
[ ]	The Duke of Wurttemberg

In January 1918, and again in October, President Woodrow Wilson of the United States offered Germany a treaty based on a number of pre-conditions. What name was given to this list?

[ ]	The piece of paper
[ ]	The 14 points
[ ]	The Washington Protocol
[ ]	The Berlin Accords

10.

What insulting name did German opponents of the Armistice (including the Nazis) give to those Germans who had signed it?

[ ]	The November criminals
[ ]	The November traitors
[ ]	The treason rats of November
[ ]	The Jewish-Communist criminals

History Quiz - World War One: 1914-18 - The Armistice Of November 1918 (Answers)

What was the name of the large town in Northern France near where the Armistice was signed?

[ ]	Abbeville
[ ]	Amiens
[x]	Compiegne
[ ]	Hazebrouck

Since the spring of 1918 the Western Allies had been advancing, as they repulsed the final German offensive. They still had not, however, reached the German border before the German high command decided to seek armistice terms

The actual signing ceremony took place in a slightly unusual location. In what kind of transportation was it conducted?

[ ]	A boat on the River Oise
[x]	A railway carriage
[ ]	A barge on the Aisne-Oise canal
[ ]	A motor 'bus

The same facility was used by the Germans to receive the French surrender in 1940. It could not, however, be used for a similar purpose again in 1945, as it had been destroyed in an RAF bombing raid

Which of the following descriptions best conveys the meaning of the word "armistice"?

[ ]	A ceasefire for a defined period, after which hostilities would resume
[ ]	A surrender guaranteed by the payment of a substantial indemnity
[x]	A ceasefire pending the signing of a definitive peace treaty
[ ]	The withdrawal of German forces to German territory, but without disarmament measures

Technically, Germany had not been defeated. Both sides cherished their own interpretations of what an "armistice" signified

Which senior allied officer formally presided over the proceedings?

[x]	Marshal Foch
[ ]	General Pershing
[ ]	Admiral Wemyss
[ ]	Field Marshal Haig

It seemed reasonable that this command should be conferred on the leader, whose country's forces had contributed the greatest manpower to the war effort in the West

What orders were now given to the Germans concerning their formidable High Seas Fleet?

[ ]	To remain in their bases under Allied guard
[ ]	To be sunk in the Baltic Sea by their crews
[x]	To be sailed to the British naval base at Scapa Flow in the Shetlands, pending further orders
[ ]	To be divided up among the various allies, according to the size of their own navies

The British regarded the German navy as a major threat, and they were determined to destroy that threat following the Armistice

The German head of state, the Kaiser, took no part in the Armistice proceedings. What did he do instead?

[ ]	He surrendered to the Allied forces of occupation
[x]	He sought asylum in nearby Holland, a neutral power
[ ]	He surrendered to the new German republican government, and was imprisoned
[ ]	He tried to escape in disguise to Austria-Hungary

The Kaiser presented a difficulty: both to the new German regime and to the Allies

Conditions in Germany remained difficult - even long after the signing of the definitive peace treaty in 1919. Which of these armistice terms caused the greatest hardship?

[x]	The continuation of the blockade
[ ]	The disarmament of regular German forces
[ ]	The occupation of German soil by substantial Allied armed forces
[ ]	The huge collective fine levied on Germany to pay for the occupation costs

German civilians continued to suffer until several years after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Which of the German commanders below urged an armistice and the abdication of the Emperor William II, in order to save Germany from an even worse fate?

[x]	Field Marshal Hindenburg
[ ]	The Crown Prince ("Little Willie")
[ ]	Bethmann-Hollweg
[ ]	The Duke of Wurttemberg

The German elite were anxious that a communist revolution would erupt in Germany, following the Bolsheviks' success in Russia. Thus some of them felt that a ceasefire could avoid this situation

In January 1918, and again in October, President Woodrow Wilson of the United States offered Germany a treaty based on a number of pre-conditions. What name was given to this list?

[ ]	The piece of paper
[x]	The 14 points
[ ]	The Washington Protocol
[ ]	The Berlin Accords

These terms seemed, to many in the German elite, to represent a reasonable basis for an honourable settlement

10.

What insulting name did German opponents of the Armistice (including the Nazis) give to those Germans who had signed it?

[x]	The November criminals
[ ]	The November traitors
[ ]	The treason rats of November
[ ]	The Jewish-Communist criminals

Very few Germans continued to support the Armistice, especially after the signing of the eventual treaty (at Versailles in June 1919)