Final answer:
Under the terms of the armistice, Germany was required to remove troops from parts of France and Belgium, return military equipment to the Allies, and relinquish territory in Europe.
Step-by-step explanation:
Under the terms of the armistice, German troops had to withdraw from their occupation of parts of France and Belgium and return to Germany. Germany also had to turn over its military equipment to the Allies, along with its navy.
Germany was also shrunk, losing 13 percent of the territory it had held in Europe before the war. The Saar region was to be administered by the League of Nations. The Rhineland in the west (the Rhine River Valley) became a demilitarized zone. Germany also lost western territory to both France (Alsace-Lorraine) and Belgium. In the east, German lands and the port of Danzig were given to Poland. Other lands went to Lithuania and Czechoslovakia.
Germany made this decision because it felt that Britain would be forced to pull out of the war if the cargo lifeline from the United States were cut off. Unless Britain withdrew from the war soon, Germany would be forced to surrender.