Canada's Role In Ww1

During world war 1, the world saw a spark in the industrial revolution has weapons and artillery began to mass produce. With technology advancing rapidly, every country is trying to be the top which caused conflict. Germany and the triple alliance decided to invade neighbouring countries in Europe such as France, Belgium and etc. Canada played a key role in the success of the war as it produced artillery and food products for the western front. Most products were shipped off from Halifax. But unfortunately, on December 6, 1917, an explosion destroyed Halifax. The Mont Blanc Vessel was carrying 2.9 kilotons of explosives when it collided with a Belgian Relief ship in Halifax harbour (See image 1). The crew tried to extinguish the fire when the two ships collided but the flames reached the explosives before the crew did result that the explosion covered 325 acres of land and had an official death toll of 1963 people.
Which leads to was it beneficial for the triple alliance that the Halifax explosion occurred? Before the explosion, Halifax at the time played a key role in the victory of the triple entente as Canada produced weapons and shipped goods out to soldiers on the western front. The Halifax explosion shook the city halting the productivity of shipping aid to the soldiers providing the triple entente vulnerable to triple alliance attacks. Cecilia Coolen was just ten years old at the time which was too young to remember anything that happened but her mother described it that "The cradle was thrown upside down and I was against the