Reference no: EM133820574
Questions:
1. Who were Haitians forced to pay for generations, and what were they paying for? Who benefited most from these payments?
2. To what cause is Haiti's poverty typically ascribed? What do the authors of this article assert is the truth of the matter?
3. What does Cedieu Joseph claim was the motive behind France's demands that Haiti pay the "independence debt"?
4. What is the "astounding" amount economists estimate Haiti actually lost by being prevented from investing that money in the Haitian economy over time?
5. What "cascade of privations" did the "double debt" cause?
6. What was the regime of enslavers in Haiti like? How did they treat enslaved people?
7. Who was Nicolas Lejeune and what impact did he have on French colonial laws?
8. What impact did the fall of the French monarchy, the rise of the French Revolution, and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte have on France's relationship with a rebellious Haiti?
9. Has the US ever invaded or occupied Haiti? If so, when, and for how long?
10. Why did the US and Haiti oust Aristide from power?