Notes
rejoice (…を)喜ぶ、うれしがる、祝賀する;
armistice 休戦;
sacrifice 犠牲；
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In 1918, at 11 a.m., on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the world rejoiced and celebrated. After four years of bitter war, the Armistice between the Allies and Germans was signed. World War I, called the “war to end all wars,” was over.
November 11 was set aside as Armistice Day in the United States,to remember the sacrifices that menand women made during the war in order to ensure a lasting peace. On Armistice Day, soldiers who survived the war marched in parades through their hometowns. Politicians and veteran officers gave speeches and held ceremonies of thanks for the peace they had won.(from https://americanenglish.state.gov)
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