History glossary
Armistice
an agreement to stop fighting, usually without settling every political issue.
- Category
- War and diplomacy
What it means
An armistice stops active fighting but is not always a full peace treaty. The First World War armistice of 1918 ended fighting before the peace treaties, while the Korean War armistice left the Korean Peninsula divided.
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