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World War One ended at 11am on 11 November, 1918.

• This became known as Armistice Day.
• Germany signed an armistice (a peace agreement) and all the soldiers stopped fighting.

• In 1917 the United States joined the war against Germany.
• Britain and France attacked Germany back in March 1918.
• The German Navy were complaining about their working conditions.
• Germany and its allies realised it was no longer possible to win the war.
• The leaders of the German army told the government to stop.
• Kaiser Wilhelm, Germany's ruler, stepped down on 9 November 1918.

The leaders of the USA, Great Britain and France met in Versailles in France.

They wrote a plan for peace called the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was shocked by it because:

• They had to accept blame for starting the war.
• Some places Germany used to own, like Alsace-Lorraine, were taken from them.
• They weren't allowed to have an army of more than 100,000 men. They were also banned from having any submarines or an air force.

People in Germany were angry. The country had to pay 132 billion gold marks (their currency before the Euro) to repair the damages of war. They became poor because of this.

Many men who fought in the war still suffered from shell shock (a mental illness) or were disabled.

Back in Britain, training centres were set up to support ex-servicemen and retrain them in new jobs, such as shoe menders, electricians and jewellers.

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