Fidel Castro & Cuba's Transformation

a) Explain what led to the Rise of Fidel Castro. (5 marks)

b) Discuss how Fidel Castro transformed Cuba socially, politically and economically.  (15 marks)

c) Discuss Cuba's struggle with the United States. (5 marks)

Haitian Revolution: Success Factors

 

Wherever the oppressive system of slavery was established slave resistance was inevitable. John Beard (1833) in The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture emphasized that in such a condition where the master is all-powerful and the slave helpless, ignorant and reduced to a mere laboring machine, vice and misery must abound. The Haitian Revolution commenced a new era in Caribbean history which culminated in overthrowing colonialism. The following were all influenced responsible for this remarkable historical change: the French Revolution, social stratification or inequality, European philosophers, indomitable spirit of freedom, African influence, depletion of the local garrison, and educated leaders. 

• 1) The Enlightenment
• 2) French Revolution (1789-1799) Impact on Haiti
• 3) Execution of Vincent Oge´ & mulatto-black merger
• 4) Depletion of the local garrisons      
• 5) Indomitable Spirit of Freedom (powerless slaves)
• 6) African Influence and Marronage
• 7) Religion (voodoo)
• 8)  Educated and Ruthless Leaders (military tactics/weapons)
• 9) Yellow fever
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Rashauna's IA: The Impact of Slavery on race and gender in the British West Indies

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• Define slavery (Get 2 solid definitions)                                                                                        
• Examine briefly the motives  for slavery
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• Research the:
• physical impact of slavery (on men, women & children)
• psychological impact
•  social
• economic impact

 After you have found 2 solid definitions of slavery, check me.

I.A Draft Deadline

• The deadline for your Internal Assessment draft is January 31, 2013.
• This will be the first mark for semester 2.

• Please ensure that you bring your copies from The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus (pages 5-19) on Monday for the Test.

• Homework: Prepare for upcoming test on Monday.
• What to study? Everything.

• Arize and Cody please highlight the differences (Economic activities) between the Aztecs and Tainos. Point format please.

• Arnelle and Arthur you will do the same for the Political activities.

• And Merrique and Jaron the same comparison needed for the Social activities.

Arize Lee's I.A.

Peasantry: Socio-Economic Contributions of "Ex-slaves"

 After Emancipation

 

1) Get texts:

• Caribbean Freedom (Editors: Beckles and Shepherd)
• British Slave Emancipation (William A. Green)
• The Problem of Freedom (Thomas Holt)
• Free Jamaica (Douglas Hall)
• The Making of the West Indies (F.R. Augier et al)
• A Short History of the West Indies (J.H. Parry et al) 
• Rawle Farley's article etc
  
  

   

  
  
• Create PowerPoint.

2) Define peasantry. Did it exist before emanciaption?

3) Distinguish between push and pull factors that led to peasantry development.

4) Describe how peasantry uplifted the social and economic infrastructure of the W.I.

5) Explain how peasantry alleviated the woes associated with monocultuture.

5) Discuss the problem of land in low and high density colonies.

6) Compose introduction.

 

 

Kerisia Samuel's I.A.

Morant Bay Rebellion: Fuel and Aftermath

 

 

 

Firstly, begin research:

• The Killing Time: The Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica (Gad Heuman) main text
• British Slave Emancipation (William A. Green)
• The Problem of Freedom (Thomas Holt)
• Columbus to Castro (Eric Williams)
• Free Jamaica (Douglas Hall)
• The Making of the West Indies (F.R. Augier et al)
• A Short History of the West Indies (J.H. Parry et al)  etc

Secondly, get or create a solid "defintion" of the Morant Bay Rebellion for the introduction

 

Thirdly begin recording  problems plaguing Jamaican society before the uprising.

Socially, Politically, Legally, Economically, Psychologically etc

 

Fourthly, identify  consequences of the rebellion.

 

Fifthly compose thesis statement for the fuel and aftermath of the Morant Bay Rebellion.

 

Remember  as you research,  complete the plot summary diagram below.

 

• What happens in the beginning (exposition)
• What leads to the climax (rising action)
• What happens during the climax
• What happens immediately after the climax(falling action)
• How the story ends (resolution)

Fall From Grace: The Tainos' Demise

A Prized Assignment

The video above highlights two divas: one "gone far too soon" and the other probably at the height of her game.

1) Define the idiom "fall from grace".

2) Is it relevant to the topic we are now doing?

2) Based on your prior knowledge of these two women,
    explain  the analogy between the two divas and the Tainos' demise and Spanish rise.

Kayla and guests feel free to comment.

*For those of you who are having problems viewing the video:
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