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The war provided more and more job opportunities from factory workers producing weapons and war equipment, health workers being needed more than usual and even women taking up "men's" jobs due to them being sent off to war.
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The Halifax explosion was a great tragedy and it was caused by an unfortunate accident that ended up killing 1,782 people.
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Due to the war and its hefty demands, technology development increased massively and this was one of the goods that were caused by WW1 as airplanes, cars, tanks and other machineries were created. -
The Spanish flu, a deadly virus caused by WW1 spread rapidly causing a pandemic that left about 50 million fatalities globally. -
Car companies like Ford got popular as they had sold 15 million models around the world which encouraged governments to invest in roads, bridges and power systems. -
Female Canadian athletes got an opportunity to compete at the Olympic games although they weren't taken as seriously as men, they still proved to people that they can compete just as hard. This event brought confidence to the women at the time and encouraged them to be brave and free to participate in other things. -
Due to the crashing of the stock market, Canada experienced a depression that affected the whole country. Lots of jobs, money and property were lost as people were not able to pay debts and bills since all their income crashed with the stock market. The country was in desperate need of lifting up at the time.
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After lots of legal actions taken place by suffrage, women were considered "persons".
