President Ulysses Grant, Samuel Howe, and Charles Sumner all partook in the planning of the Dominican Republic annexation, but all took slightly different stances on the issue. Annexation of this area was something that took time, planning, and the support of nearly everyone on board. Time and planning were a breeze, but the difficult part came into play when Grant and Howe were trying to convince everyone why annexation would be beneficial for their nation, and for Santo Domingo, but it simply was not getting through to others. From what started as a contemplation for opening fire on Dominican locals to President Grant wanting to annex the Dominican Republic, many found annexation to be a key part of reconstructing the south, but these tasks…
In the year of 1496 Spaniards set up the first Spanish colony in Western hemisphere in Santo Domingo, which subsequently serves as capital of all Spanish colonies in America. The Dominican Republic lies on the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola, which was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus on his voyage to the new world. He claimed the island for Spain and was the first permanent settlement in the New World. Hispaniola was the starting point for more Spanish exploration in the New World.…
In 1930, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina gained control of the Dominican Republic through questionable means, becoming head of police and then president, his regime was well recognized for its oppressive tactics and effective means of keeping the population controlled, by the time he was deposed and assassinated in 1961, he had been responsible for the deaths of as many as 50,000 Dominicans (U.S DoS), meaning that 1 in 66 was executed. As his time as president continued, more opposition grew, and eventually he lost the majority favor. Local citizens rose up and rebelled. An apprehensive church first remained neutral in the event, even favoring Trujillo, but as his monstrosities came to light, it became more and more difficult to remain passive,…
The Dominican. It can be a sunny, cool and relaxing place. That’s usually 50% of the time, and the other 50 is a full downpour that can last there for about a month or two. As Some of you might know I sometimes have a yearly trip to the Dominican to build houses for the poor. This all happens with a group of 20-25 people from spruce land millworks, the company my mom works for.…
The name of the country i have is the Dominican Republic; the Dominican Republic is located in the continent North America, and is on the eastern part of an island called the Hispaniola in the west Indies; the West Indies is a line of Islands between North America and South America. The country was founded February 27, 1844 but was adopted on November 6 1863. The flag contains the three colors white, blue, and red. The white is a cross in the middle of the flag, the blue is on the left upper corner and the right lower corner, and the red is on the upper right corner and the lower left corner, and the national coat of arms is in the middle of the white cross. The three features of the flag that i will be talking about are the colors, the Dominican Republic coat of arms, and the blue and red ribbons.…
As a resource-rich country, it exported raw materials and…
Importing and exporting goods also allows the companies of the country to make a larger profit than they would just selling to the people of their own country. Without the ability to import and export goods, the country may not have the resources that the country needs, or at least may not have enough of the resource to satisfy the needs of the country. This means that the country is less able to grow and develop and become a strong, independent…
One significant event in my life was when I traveled to the Dominican Republic to see family. I had never been to another country before, and I was nervous and excited at the same time. I was curious to learn about the different culture. When my family and I arrived, my Aunt Melania greeted us with warm hugs and kisses. Overall, I feel as if my vacation to the Dominican was a good learning experience for me.…
The Dominican Republic In October of 2016 I went on an amazing vacation to the Dominican Republic. We were going with my Dad’s side of the family so there there 14 people that went including my Grandma Neicy, Papa Kelly, Aunts Kiley and Annika, Uncle Aaron, Chris, my cousins Charley, Marley, and Bowen, and of course my Mum, Dad, brother Cade, and sister Keira. We started the trip with a whole day of traveling, kicking it off at 6:30 am. We went to Atlanta as our connecting flight, then we were finally on our way to the D.R. Of course most of the plane ride from the US to the Dominican was mostly over water, so there wasn’t much of a view.…
Haiti and the Dominican Republic Haiti and the Dominican Republic: two isolated countries divided by a border on one small island. The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic breeds hatred, discrimination and racism stemming from a long, blood-filled history. Geographically close to one another, the countries remain psychologically separate, distinguished by an intangible boundary edified by the Dominican dictator Trujillo. Trujillo’s proclamations of antihaitismo and Dominican nationalism have lead to the current state of Haitian deportation and anti-Haitian sentiments.…
I moved from the United States to the Dominican Republic at the age of thirteen with my parents. Living in the Dominican Republic as a young American came with many challenges. One of the biggest threats against foreigners was corruption and violence, and in that first year, I had an encounter that would forever change my life. Just one week before I was to start school, I was mugged by two assailants: one man on a motorcycle and another on foot. This day forever resounds in my memory because it was the first chance I had to go sightseeing becomes familiar with my new neighborhood.…
The turbulent history of Hispaniola and the constant change of control on the island are two of the main reasons for this bad relationship between the countries. From 1822 to 1844 Haiti had complete control of the entire island. Trujillo used this twenty year period as a point of reference to blame Dominican problems on the Haitians. He often said that before the Haitian control of the Dominican Republic, the Dominicans were blond hair and blue eyed.…
I. Geography The island of Puerto Rico or “Rich Port”…
Throughout history, women were consistently being undervalued by men. Also, women are always at a disparity and an impediment towards all the men. A colossal amount of opportunities went to men, even in the contemporary era. Henceforth, it wasn't until recently that women have been able to get educated. As early as the 1800s, women weren't permitted to get an education.…
The economic development in Cuba is a tense situation. This is nothing new, Cubans have experienced power cuts in Havana; which resulted in the use of oil lamps to light their homes. And also they were reduced to walking and/or bicycling miles to work because there was no gasoline. Cuba’s economy has only grown just by one percent in the first six months of the year. Economic development demonstrates the importance of geography because it crosses economic activities across the…