Under French rule‚ from 1625-1789‚ Haiti‚ or San Domingo during French reign‚ was one of the most prosperous islands and a huge benefit for France’s economy. Sugar cane was abundant on this island and France sent many African slaves to work on plantations established there. In 1791 a slave revolt broke out when the Haitians learned about the French revolution. This was the only successful slave revolt in history. From this success there was also an immense downfall‚ and what was once one of the
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countries that share the same island‚ Haiti and the Dominican Republic could seemingly not be more different. While Haiti and the Dominican Republic are both Latin American‚ they are clearly differentiated thrthis is the language‚ economy‚ and customs. Despite the Dominican Republic’s economlovely the largest in the Caribbean‚ the country suffers from a 50% poverty rate that can be attributed to a poor education system and limited healthcare. Meanwhile‚ Haiti is one of the most economically challenged
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world‚ and is unlikely to change over the next decade. The recession caused major damage to the Dominican economy‚ allowing unemployment rates to skyrocket. Just recently‚ the country began to come out of the recession at a relatively quick pace. The Dominican Republic is heavily dependent on the United States for a majority of both its imports and exports. Illegal immigrants from Haiti continue to cross the border at an all time high‚ causing military resources to be tied up in immigration control
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Cultural Background Haiti is a small country in the Caribbean located on the island of Hispaniola‚ which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Currently‚ Haiti covers the smaller portion of the island on the west end‚ within the Greater Antillean island group of the West Indies. Haiti is the third largest Caribbean nation‚ with 9 million people spread out over 28‚000 km; 2.1 million are concentrated in the capital city of Port-au-Prince (CIA‚ 2010). Vodoun‚ or “Voodoo” is the religion of the
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Jamaica and Haiti will be utilized respectively. The following points will be discussed in terms of hurricane: loss of lives and homelessness‚ disruption of communities‚ employment (social impact) process of money being diverted into relief activities and reconstruction‚ Gross Domestic Product (economic impacts). Conversely points that will be discussed for flooding are: food shortage and the contamination of water‚ loss of homes (social impacts) and the overall impact on the economy as well as assistance
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same. (Economic freedom 2011) Economic freedom is very import because it impacts the success of that country. Those countries thriving in economic freedom tend to thrive while those who are not tend to be in poverty filled environments. Living an economy with high levels of economic freedom reflect areas that have higher incomes‚ longer life expectancies and less unemployment. (Economic freedom 2011) The Heritage Foundation‚ in collaboration with the Wall Street Journal publishes the Index of Economic
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re-invade and try to get Haiti back as a colony; since everybody in the world saw that Haiti was a colony in rebellion. He built the Citadelle for military purpose and to prevent any type of invasion. On the other hand Christophe was able to make fermage work and was able to return the production of sugar to about 75% of what it was when French was in control prior to the revolution. Despite that‚ the success in the production system was the end of Henry I’s power. The people of Haiti did not fight for
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Haitians collapsed. The earthquake which dawned on Port-au-Prince (Capital of Haiti) at 4:52pm locally‚ and 9:52pm GMT on Tuesday 12th January‚ 2010 was so indescribably deadly due to these main points: The money/economy/leadership‚ Haiti’s geography‚ and lifestyles. Over the years‚ Haiti suffered many financial discomforts. Enslaved by debt. No other country other than Haiti could describe this statement further. Haiti gained independence in 1804‚ being the first black republic.150 million francs
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African tradition and spiritual belief‚ slaves in Haiti prior to the Haitian Revolution of 1791‚ established and developed the heterogeneous religion known as Vodou. As Vodou became a more prominent aspect of slave culture in Haiti the hybridization between traditional Africana religion and European religion fashioned a new system of belief. The fusion of Catholicism from Europe and African religions make up one of the most influential religions in Haiti today‚ in fact Vodou plays an imperative role
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HIV/AIDS in Haiti HIV/AIDS is spreading rapidly through Haiti‚ they have the highest cases‚ and due to poverty they will continue to be on the large scale. This is one of the Global Social problems brought up in Poto Mitan. According to the dictionary.com AIDS is defined as “a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections‚ as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and‚ to certain cancers‚ as Kaposi’s sarcoma‚and to neurological disorders: caused by a
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