the largest man made explosion ever recorded up until that time until the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in WWII
What is it known for
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Nova Scotia, Halifax
What is the location of the Halifax Explosion?
200
they had to rebuild all of their infrastructure, when all Canadian supplies were being sent to the war cause/ front.
What is the impact on the city after 2 square miles around the ship was flattened
200
Thursday, December 6, 1917
What is the date of the explosion?
300
Only Canadian City to suffer from the destructive power of modern technology in the First World war
What is the technological significance of the explosion on Canadian identity?
300
The blazing ship drifted in to the Halifax shoreline, up to Pier 6, and the fire spread to the pier's wooden pilings, and eventually continued into the city
What is how did the fire from the explosion spread in Halifax
300
SS- Mont Blank and SS Imo
What is the two ships that were involved?
400
Largest blizzard in a decade after the explosion which is even harder for the city to rebuilt and restore order.
What is the natural occurrence that occurred after the explosion?
400
2,400 tons of high explosives
What is what were the ships carrying?
500
brought horrors of war to peaceful Canadian front
What is the Canadian historical significance of the explosion
500
water causes diseases, destroyed majority of infrastructure in the city, huge loss of life
What is the long lasting effects of the tsunami caused by the explosion?