<span>The island was initially claimed by Spain, which later ceded the western third of the island to France. Prior to gaining its independence in 1804, Haiti was the French colony of Saint-Domingue.</span>
The immigrants who came to the United States of America between the years 1820 and 1860 changed the character of the country because they brought with them their own culture and values. This started mixing with the already present culture and values and gave birth to a new character to the country. Among the immigrants were several Irish and German people.
<span>During the Bill Clinton administration, no-fly zones in the north and south of Iraq kept Saddam’s aircraft grounded in an effort to protect the Kurds and Shias. In February 1998, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright confirmed that U.S. strategy toward Saddam was containment, arguing that removing Saddam would be too costly and that fomenting a coup would create false expectations.6
</span>
A. hippies hopes this helps
