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The Allied advances of August and September were too much for the Central Powers . Bulgaria accepted defeat on September 29, followed by the Ottoman Empire on October 30 . Meanwhile Polish, Czech, and Hungarian populations began to break away from Austria-Hungary, while Germany negotiated an armistice with the Americans.
![Europe 25 Oct 1918 (Collapse of the Central Powers): The [Allies_of_World_War_I|Allied] advances of August and September were too much for the [Central_Powers|Central Powers]. Bulgaria accepted defeat on September 29, followed by the [Armistice_of_Mudros|Ottoman Empire on October 30]. Meanwhile Polish, Czech, and Hungarian populations began to break away from Austria-Hungary, while Germany negotiated [Armistice_with_Germany|an armistice] with the Americans.](/web/20120414175743im_/http://maps.omniatlas.com/assets/img/maps/europe/europe19181025.png)
