ABSTRACT
There have been many armistices throughout history, but that of 1918 is the most renowned, giving rise to the observance of Armistice Day on 11 November in many countries. President Woodrow Wilson's speech of 8 January 1918 charted his war aims and hopes for the post-war world in his Fourteen Points. Technically, the Armistice lasted for a month, but it was extended twice for two further months, and then for a further year, until peace was sanctioned at 4.15 p.m. on 10 January 1920.7. The peace settlements that followed the First World War saw the European empires reach their territorial high point. The distribution of territory reflected the determination of the victorious imperial powers to retain control of the colonial world. He believed that Russia needed to help spread the communist revolution to other countries, and thus he wanted to return to the state-controlled war communism of the past.
