4. Why did Germany ask for an armistice in 1918?
In the first few months of 1918, Germany seemed to be getting stronger. Its forces occupied territory from France to the Ukraine and the Balkans. It had forced the Bolsheviks to sign the Treaty of Brest Litovsk in March 1918 and had gained valuable resources from its terms to continue to fight the war. However, by the early autumn, Germany's Central Power alliance was falling apart and its army was on the brink of...