Final Assessment

Focus Question: What are the most significant factors that resulted in the stark differences between the Dominican Republic and Haiti today?

Students will answer the question above by synthesizing all of this information that they have learned about the history, society, politics, economy and environmental factors that have contributed to the divergent past and futures of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

After uncovering many of the historical factors that contributed to the divergence of theses Haiti and the Dominican Republic, students should decide which of these factors they think was most important. They should identify and explain two to three factors that contributed to the countries’ divergences. What aspects of their history most contributed to the lasting impact of these differences?