Haiti

HAITI By: ALI HUTCHINSON

** HISTORY: ** ** TIMELINE- **  **1492- Christopher Columbus lands on the island and names it Hispaniola or "Little Spain"** **1496- Spanish establish the 1st European settlement and now that settlement is the capital of the Dominican Republic 1697- Spain gives Western part of Hispaniola to France and that land becomes know as Haiti or "Land of the Mountains" 1801- The former black slave,Toussaint Louverture, conquers Haiti and declares himself the Governor-General of the Government 1804- Haiti becomes INDEPENDENT 1915- The United States invades Haiti 1934- U.S. removes troops from Haiti but maintains "fiscal control" of it until 1947 1994- Military take the power away in the midst of a U.S. invasion; U.S. doesn't see that they need a transition to civil government 2001- Men who armed try to take the National Palace in a coup attempt; 12 people are killed and the government blames it on the people who used to be in the army 2003- VooDoo is now considered a religion and is equal to other faiths 2004 MAY- There are severe floods in the South that leave 2,000 people either dead or missing 2004 JULY- Donors give Haiti over $1 million in aid! 2004 SEPTEMBER- In the North, nearly 3,000 are killed in flooding because of tropical storm Jeanne LATE 2004- Gangs and Political violence begin; armed gangs cause very many killings July 2005- At least 75 people are killed due to Hurricane Dennis 2006- U.N. launches a scheme that would disarm gang members 2008- Over 800 people die due to horrible storms and hurricanes 2009 International Bank and International Monetary Fund cancel 80% of Haiti's debt 2010- Over 300,000 people are killed when a 7.0 earthquake hits Haiti; this was the worst earthquake in 200 years; 2 months later they receiver $5.3 million dollars to help them after this devastating earthquake 2011- There have been over 6,000 deaths due to the outbreak of chlorea                **   **SIGNIFICANCE OF FLAG:** According to some Ancient and Heraldic traditions, there is much symbolism that go with the Haitian flag. The background is blue and red and they say the red stands for hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor while the blue stands vigilance, truth and loyalty, and perseverance and justice. The print on the center of the Haitian flag is the coat of arms which consists of a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons. Above the country's coat of arms is their motto "L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (UNION MAKES STRENGTH)" ** GEOGRAPHY: ** ** MAP OF COUNTRY: **   ** LOCATION ON WORLD MAP: IT'S THE DARK GREEN COUNTRY NEXT TO THE YELLOW ONE (D.R.)... **

**ECONOMY: ** **UNIT OF CURRENCY & EXCHANGE RATE: ** **Haiti's unit of currency is the called a gourde and for one United States dollar, it is 5 gourdes. The gourde is referred to as the Haitian dollar, even though today, the gourde has drastically fallen behind it value compared to the United States dollar.** ** AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: ** **Haiti's agricultural products include ** As of today, in 2011, the population of Haiti is around 10.003 million. So, the population continued to rise after 2006 and but fell quite a lot after the gigantic earthquake in 2010. **PRONUNCIATION: ** **YES- ** **Wi** **NO- Pa gen okenn ** **RECIPIES:**  Caribbean Haiti Food Chocolate Drink. A nice Haiti food and drink recipe to try! **INGREDIENTS:**
 * LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength) **
 * L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Streng **
 *  *coffee **  ***mangos **   ***sugarcane **   ***rice **   ***corn **   ***sorghum (wood) ** **CULTURE: ** **<span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%; text-align: left;">POPULATION: **
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">THANK YOU- Di ou mèsi **
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">HELLO- <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Alo ** **<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">HAITI- <span style="color: #9e00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Ayati  **
 * 1 or 2 teas very good quality 100% cocoa
 * Hot water
 * High quality vanilla essence
 * finely ground cinnamon
 * finely ground numeg
 * tiny pinch of salt.
 * milk either plain or sweetened
 * Sugar

**INSTRUCTIONS:** In a large mug, place your cocoa and your hot water, add milk as required. Add sugar as required Add a few drops of vanilla essence Sprinkle in the cinnamon and nutmeg. about half of a 1/4 teaspoon. Add a tiny pinch of salt. Take a good stir and enjoy with a slice of homemade bread and butter...and the Haiti food and drink recipe is ready...Enjoy it!

Carribian Haiti Food Love Cookies. A nice Haiti food recipe to try! **INGREDIENTS:** **INSTRUCTIONS:** <span style="color: #00ffa8; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 300%;">**QUESTIONS-** <span style="color: #00ffa8; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 300%;">**HISTORY:**   ** How does the history of the country inform the decisions it makes in current times? ** The history of the country helps make Haiti's descisions. Haiti has a pretty awful past and that helps make the decisions. They can't help others because they can't even help themselves. They have so many problems that it's hard to make decisions that regard other countries. They need help from the United Nations; they are in no place to give help at this point.
 * 230g(8oz) self-raising flour
 * 40g(1.5 oz) good quality 100% cocoa
 * 120g(40z) softened salted butter
 * 190g(7oz) brown organic caster sugar
 * 60g icing sugar
 * 2 large eggs
 * 1/2 teas highest quality vanilla essence
 * 1/4 teas good quality finely ground cinnamon.
 * Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius (aprox 350 degrees farenheit)
 * Put the flour, cocoa, and cinnamon in a bowl and mix together well.
 * In a small bowl place the eggs and the vanilla essence, lightly whisk together until there is just a little froth.
 * Put the all the sugar and the butter in a bowl and whisk together until creamy.
 * Add the egg mixture bit by bit untli all is blended.
 * Now add the flour mixture and mix on a low speed until just blended.
 * The mixture will be soft and pliable
 * Shape into balls and place on a greased baking tray about 5cm(2in) apart.
 * Bake for aprox 10-12 mins.
 * Let cookies cool before placing a small heart cutter on the centre of each of the cookies.
 * Sprinkle some icing sugar into the shape.
 * Now removing the heart cutter will reveal a little heart on top of the cookie. The Haiti food recipe of cookies is ready ...enjoy it!
 * Are there conflicts that persist over generations? ** There are not any real conflicts that have continued over the generations. The United States used to be a conflict a while ago, but now they are helping Haiti by giving donations and having mission trips go over there. Right now, Haiti has no real enemies except for disease and nature. [[image:DO_NOT_TOUCH-_ALI width="400" height="265" align="right" caption="SOME OF THE DIRTY HOUSES IN HAITI" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=haiti%27s+poverty&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1302&bih=866&tbm=isch&tbnid=ugjg4uWGr9IRvM:&imgrefurl=http://globalengage.ibo.org/eng/tags/poverty&docid=22zdYPSVZSeWvM&imgurl=http://globalengage.ibo.org/files/haiti.jpg&w=500&h=333&ei=yxy0TvK3DdPE2QWIosTMDQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=313&sig=104254144652882793978&page=1&tbnh=151&tbnw=210&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:0&tx=114&ty=95"]]  **Have there been lessons learned that impact how the country interacts with other nations?**   There haven't been any negative lessons learned with other countries, but positive one. Other countries, especially America, has donated much money and sent many helpers and missionaries when Haiti has had a natural catastrophe. Because Haiti has natural catastrophes very often, other countries really have stepped in and helped in a positive way. Haiti interacts in a positive and thankful way with other countries as well.

**GEOGRAPHY:**  ** How do the geography of the country impact its behavior? **  The geography impacts the behavior of the country because where the country is has shaped the country in many ways. Where the country is located is a place where weather and other horrible natural things happen. Because of the exact spot where it is it located, it has had many natural disasters happen which is why it so poor and has many problems. ** Does it hold valuable resources that make it powerful or the target of external threats? ** No, Haiti has no resources that make it powerful or the target of external threats. It is a very poor country it does not have anything valuable, especially after the recent earthquake. It isn't a target to anyone at all at this time. ** Is it a challenging environment in which to establish a society, and if so how did this reality shape the people and their culture? ** It is a very challenging environment to establish a society because it is in an awful spot due to mother nature. It has had so many problems because of hurricanes, tropical storms, disease, etc. They can not establish a society because they have so many problems already and they are a very poor country to begin with. The environment has shaped this poor and awful society because of all the disasters they have had. Their whole country would be different if they wouldn't have had to go through all the problems they have had and have so many deaths because of it. ** How has the country been shaped by its neighbors? ** No, Haiti has not been shaped by its neighbors. Its only neighbor is the Dominican Republic and they are both on the same island. The Dominican Republic doesn't interact with Haiti and they are not in the U.N. They are a very poor country as well and 'keep to themselves'. The two countries do not interact with one another and therefore are not shaped by each other. **ECONOMY:**  ** How does the country's economic standing affect its relationships with other nations? **  Haiti's economic problems make it have a good relationship with other countries due to the fact that other countries help them. They don't have any enemy countries, so Haiti has many good relationships with other countries. The other countries either just leave them alone or help them by donating and sending missionaries over there. If they were a higher and more wealthy power, then they would possible have many more enemies and they would be at war. The only war there is between there country with the leaders. Because they are so incredibly poor, they have more positive than negative relationships.
 * Why does the history of the nation matter? ** The history of this nation matter because it helps you see why Haiti is so desolate and destroyed. It helps you really understand Haiti's problems and the conflicts they face do to nature. You can be more sympathetic towards them when you know what the sad reality of their nation is. Knowing what happens, makes you really want to go out of your way to help them.
 * Does it make it vulnerable to attack? ** The position of the country does not make it vulnerable to attack because it is in such a desolate position due to its location that no other countries want to attack it because the country has nothing to take and [[image:AEH width="425" height="316" align="left" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=haiti+on+map&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1302&bih=866&tbm=isch&tbnid=OP1hAUs7xoHVRM:&imgrefurl=http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/ht.htm&docid=-PRGiof9ZI5cDM&imgurl=http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/htcarib.gif&w=475&h=350&ei=Kh60TrTLL-my2QX9zNnMDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=441&vpy=161&dur=46&hovh=193&hovw=262&tx=167&ty=133&sig=104254144652882793978&page=1&tbnh=156&tbnw=212&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0"]] reason to attack it. It doesn't do anything bad to other countries and therefore is not very vulnerable to be attacked by anyone else.
 * Does it provide a tourist economy? ** No, Haiti doesn't provide a tourist economy. A few tourists did come to see some landmarks and to just see things around Haiti, but not very many. There was a small rise in the tourists when the awful earthquake hit because the people were coming to see the damage and everything that happened. However, many missionaries did come to help after the earthquake which provided a rise in the economy for the time being.

** Is the country economically powerful or weak? **  The country's poor economy is very week because the country is just so poor. It will most likely continue to be week unless it picks up soon. The economy is a very big issue no matter what country your in, but in Haiti, there are more important things like the people's health and the poverty of the country. ** What trading relationships does it have established and how do these inform national decisions? ** Haiti trades with other nations such as: United States of America, France, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, Netherlands, Dominican Republic, and Colombia. These don't inform national descisions, but they do help to add money to the economy and so hopefully one day, the economy will rise. Trading basically just helps to bring in money for the country. **CULTURE:** ** How does the particular culture, with religions, social norms, values, etc. impact the behavior of the nation? ** This particular country mostly has people who do voodoo and the social norm is that everyone is super poor unless they work high up in the government for the nation. It has very few values because its religion doesn’t require many. The people there are very laidback and don’t care very much about how poor they are because that is the norm. Haiti’s behavior is more laidback than anything and they feel like they need help more than anything else. Other nations characterize this country as a very poor country who really just needs help. They are not a threat to any other country and other countries help them. They receive many donations from other nations, but they are still in an awful state.
 * Is the economy on the rise or is it declining? ** The economy in Haiti has slowly been declining due to natural disasters and how poor the country is in general. Due to the recent horrible earthquake, the economy has been rapidly declining and the country is just getting more and more poor. Its a very sad country because the economy is falling and it is a poor country in the first place. They need help in order to stop the devastating reality that is their country.
 * How do other nations characterize this country? **

** Is the culture of the country tied to the culture of other nations? ** No, the culture of this country is not tied to the culture of other nations. It has had its own ideas and kind of done its own thing. Its shares its culture a small bit with the Dominican Republic with whom it shares an island. It is mostly its own country and isn’t tied with any others. **Is the country heterogeneous or homogeneous?** A country that is homogeneous is uniform in composition or character; one that is heterogeneous lacks uniformity in one of these qualities. Therefore, Haiti is heterogeneous. BIBLIOGRAPHY: [|http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_do_haiti_trade_with#ixzz1d2olj0uv] http://www.kreyol.com/dictionary.html http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:HTI&dl=en&hl=en&q=population+of+haiti http://www.indexmundi.com/haiti/agriculture_products.html http://www.haitiantreasures.com/HT_haitian.currency.htm http://www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk/haiti-flag.htm [|www.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1202857.st]