End of WW1

• When did World War 1 end?

  11.00 am on the 11th of November 1918
• What was the reaction in Australia to the Allied victory in WW1?

  It brought about great relief and celebration
• What was one of the most important issues facing the Australian government after WW1?

  Providing jobs for the returned soldiers
• What was the purpose of the war pension scheme developed by the Australian Government?

  To compensate those incapacitated by WWI and help provide for families
• Armistice: an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce

  This occurred at the end of WW1 when Germany signed the peace treaty.
• Allied victories: 1918 - Germany surrendered, Austria surrendered, Russia and Bulgaria surrendered