WHAP
Black
in Latin America
“Haiti
and the Dominican Republic”
BEFORE YOU WATCH THE VIDEO: I would
read these questions over before you start watching and you may need to stop and answer as you go.
Pay particular attention to the AP Themes: Politics (Spanish vs. French Colonization), Economic Institutions (sugar plantation slavery vs. cattle ranching), Cultural diffusion (blended languages (Creole) and religious practices (Voodou) and Social Structures (role of racial identity Haiti vs. Domincan Republic).
Pay particular attention to the AP Themes: Politics (Spanish vs. French Colonization), Economic Institutions (sugar plantation slavery vs. cattle ranching), Cultural diffusion (blended languages (Creole) and religious practices (Voodou) and Social Structures (role of racial identity Haiti vs. Domincan Republic).
1. Why
is the island of Hispaniola historically significant?
3. What are the three elements of identity in
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic?
5.What was the significance of the shift from sugar plantations to cattle ranching in Santo Domingo (DR)?
6. What
religion are the Followers of the Holy
Spirit of the Congo Drums of Villa Maya? What is this an example of?
7. How is Dominican ambivalence about their African heritage related to their struggle for independence?
8. What was the role of America in the Dominican Republic and how did it complicate the relationship between the Haitians and Dominicans?
9. General Raphael Trujillo’s anti-Haitian campaign culminated in what event? What was its significance?
10. Name some of Haiti’s most significant historical achievements:
11. How is Haiti’s relationship with Africa expressed in its music and language? Give specific examples.
12. Why was Haiti called the Pearl of the Antilles? What was the human cost of its wealth (looking for slave numbers here)?
13. How did the “glue” of voodou contribute to the Haitian Revolution?
14. What was the triumph and tragedy of Jean-Jacques Dessalines?
15. What happened to Haiti's plantation system? Be Specific.
16. What other forms of power were used by foreign governments to subordinate Haiti after its independence? Be Specific.
17. What were Haitian reparations to France? How long did it last? What were its possible effects?
18. What was reason for US occupation of Haiti and what was its impact?
19. Who was the ruthless dictator of Haiti in the 20th century? Why did the US back him?
20. What most surprised you or interested you about this video?
7. How is Dominican ambivalence about their African heritage related to their struggle for independence?
8. What was the role of America in the Dominican Republic and how did it complicate the relationship between the Haitians and Dominicans?
9. General Raphael Trujillo’s anti-Haitian campaign culminated in what event? What was its significance?
10. Name some of Haiti’s most significant historical achievements:
11. How is Haiti’s relationship with Africa expressed in its music and language? Give specific examples.
12. Why was Haiti called the Pearl of the Antilles? What was the human cost of its wealth (looking for slave numbers here)?
13. How did the “glue” of voodou contribute to the Haitian Revolution?
14. What was the triumph and tragedy of Jean-Jacques Dessalines?
15. What happened to Haiti's plantation system? Be Specific.
16. What other forms of power were used by foreign governments to subordinate Haiti after its independence? Be Specific.
17. What were Haitian reparations to France? How long did it last? What were its possible effects?
18. What was reason for US occupation of Haiti and what was its impact?
19. Who was the ruthless dictator of Haiti in the 20th century? Why did the US back him?
20. What most surprised you or interested you about this video?
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