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Ansn'er the following questions while watching the clip from Canada: A people's
History, City of Sotow
1. The
city of Halifax was no stranger to World War One because:
a) The nenspapers were very current
b) It was a paft of Canada
c) Many soldiers left and returned from the war in the port of Halilax
2. The Halilax Erplosion happened on:
a) Decembcr 6, I 91 7
b) December 6, I 9l 8
c) December 16, 1917
3. The two ships involved in the explosion n'ere:
a) l'he Hero and the Mountain
b) The Imo and the Mont-blanc
c) Thc Monte Carlo and the Imo
4. The
o ships 1vere in the same lane becausc:
a) The Captains were not at their posts
b) The ships were playing chicken
c) The ships were avoiding another ship
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5. The Mont-blanc was carying
disaster.
a) 3000 toncs of munitions and explosives
b) 3000 Canadian troops headed for Belgium
which led to the huge
c) 3000 litres of Gasolinc
6. There were so many casualties from the explosion because:
a) Thcre r.las a festival going on in the harbour
b) There werc schools, offices and factories nearby
c) Thcre were mary soldiers on the ships
7. As a result
ofthe explosion,
injured.
a) 200 and 9000
b) 9000 and 2000
c) 2000 and 9000
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people were killed and
peoplc lvere
8. The relief eflbrts after the explosion r.vere slowed because:
a) The explosions caused many fires rvhich needed to be extinguished
b) There was a sno$ storm thc ncxt da1'
c) There rvere ferv people who could help remaining in Halifa-r
9. The Halifax Explosion is remembered as:
a) An example of why harbour traffic needs to be more controlled
b) The most devastating disaster on Canadian soil
c) The first attack on Canadian soil
10.
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he Flalilax Explosion was:
a) The biggest man-made explosion in the history of Canada
b) The biggest man-made explosion in history until Hiroshima
c) A horrible taste ofwhat was occuning in Europc
d) All of the Above.
Three Interesting Things that I leamed about the Halifax Explosion are:
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