Scavenger
Hunt
Learning
about the History of the Dominican Republic
The setting
for In the Time of the
Butterflies
Directions:
Using the information
provided on the web site below, paraphrase and/or cut and
paste
answers to the questions below:
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/4061/history.html
(1) What first attracted
Christopher Columbus to the island of Hispaniola?
(Hispaniola is the island where
what is now called The Dominican Republic is located)
(2) How did the "discovery" of this island by Columbus and
the Spanish lead to what was nearly the genocide of the
natives on this island? (genocide means the systematic
killing of an entire people)
(3) Later, the French become jealous of
this rich possession of the Spaniards so captured part of
the island.
What happened under French occupation and what does Napoleon
attempt to do?
(4) Briefly characterize the first 70 years after
independence from the Spanish and French was declared
in the Dominican Republic.
(5) How and why does the United States become involved in
the affairs and rule of the Dominican Republic?
(6) When and how does Raphael Leonidas Trujillo come to lead
the Dominican Republic? What is his rule like?
(7) Why does the United States initially support Trujillo's
rule and why does this change later?
(8) What is the current situation in the Dominican
Republic?
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