What term describes a ceasefire agreement that ends fighting?

• A. Capitulation
• B. Surrender
• C. Armistice
• D. Annihilation

Answer: (C)

This item tests how we describe stopping fighting in a conflict. An armistice is a formal agreement to cease hostilities, pausing battle while terms for a lasting peace are worked out. It ends active fighting, but doesn’t necessarily settle political issues or treaties. Capitulation means one side officially surrendering, often under the other side’s terms, which is different from simply halting fighting. Surrender is giving up combat outright, again implying submission rather than a negotiated pause. Annihilation means completely destroying one side, not merely stopping the fight. So the term that best describes a ceasefire agreement that ends fighting is armistice. Historical examples include the 1918 armistice ending World War I and the 1953 Korea War armistice.