Eisenhower faced significant challenges in negotiating the armistice agreement, which took seven months. He assumed office Jan. 20, 1953, and the ceasefire deal was signed on July 27. During this ...

Armistice An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting and find a truce. Poppy A flower that was found to grow on WW1 battlefields after the war which came to symbolise remembrance.