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Tragedy on the home front

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Many Canadians suffered personal tragedies during the Great War. The War tore families apart, heightening emotions of sorrow, fear and hate. In addition to the personal sorrow that befell individual Canadians, there were some tragedies that were experienced on a grander, national scale. The Fire of the Parliament Buildings brought, on a symbolic level, the destruction of war to the very heart of the country. The Halifax Explosion, on the other hand, brought the carnage and horror of war to Canada in a very real sense. The Quebec Bridge Disaster and the Spanish Influenza Epidemic were examples of man-made and natural disasters that were worsened through their impact on a war-weary society. The events listed above are just a few examples of some of the disasters that gripped the Home Front. If you want to know about these events, click on the links below. However, if you would like to know more on other wartime tragedies, be an explorer and investigate some of the many books and Web sites that there are on the First World War.

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