Written by Lauren Ko The End of World War I (Remembrance Day) On November 11th after 4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks of fighting, the Great War ended. The war resulted in millions of lives being lost. Though fighting continued elsewhere, it was the end of the war for the Allies and Germans. The war ended after an armistice was signed. An armistice is an agreement made by the opposing sides of a war to stop fighting. When the war first started, many people didn’t think it would