Armistice
The temporary stopping of open acts of warfare by agreement between the opponents : truce
World War I ended with an armistice agreement when Germany formally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated.They eventually signed a peace agreement on June 28, 1919 called the Treaty of Versailles.
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