Complex sentence: This new government was invited by the emperor to take part in the decision on the planned armistice with Italy, but refrained from this business; this left the responsibility for the end of the war on 3 November 1918, solely to the emperor and his government.
Split into simpler sentences: This new government was invited by the emperor to take part in the decision on the planned armistice with Italy, but refrained from this business. This left the responsibility for the end of the war on 3 November 1918, solely to the emperor and his government.