PEOPLE & EVENTS > WORLD AT WAR > Halifax Explosion

What? • On the morning in 1917, a French munitions ship (the Mont Blanc) carrying a cargo of explosives, collided with the Belgian vessel Imo in the harbor. Close to 300 tones of explosives were set off. 2 Thousand people were killed and thousands more were injured or left homeless • • br> Historical Significance • Biggest artificial explosion ever recorded until the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. . • The Canadian government provided 18 million for rescue purposes. •.

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PEOPLE & EVENTS > TURN OF THE CENTURY > Halifax Explosion > REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. 1)What year did the Halifax Explosion occur?
   
   1. 1915
   2. 1925
   3. 1917
   4. 1920




2. 2)Approximately how many people were killed in the explosion immediately??
   
   1. 1,000,000
   2. 50,000
   3. 10,000
   4. 2,000




3. 3)what was the name of the French ship?
   
   1. Mount Blunc
   2. Munt Blanca
   3. Blanc Mount
   4. Mont Blanc




4. 4)Where did this take place? Near….
   
   
   1. Halifax
   2. Europe
   3. Belgium
   4. France


5. 5)the ship Imo belonged to ….
   
   
   1. Belgian
   2. China
   3. Canada
   4. USA

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