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Wilson transmits armistice terms with Germany to Congress

President Wilson transmitted to Congress the terms of the armistice signed November 11, 1918, that ended major fighting in World War I.

The formal transmission informed the legislative branch of the cessation of hostilities and framed the United States' diplomatic and political role in negotiating the postwar settlement.

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