Question

Which group was the main target of violence in Haiti following the revolution

Answer 1

The Haitian revolution was a social and political event led by self-liberated slaves against French Colonial rule in the territory that was known as Saint Domingue. It started on August 22nd, 1791 and ended in 1804 with the territory's independence.

After the revolution, the country's population was divided into 3 groups:

1. "Les Blancs" or White People.
2. "Les Genes de coleur libres" or Free Persons of Color.
3. African Born Slaves

This last group was the main target of violence, as the mortality rate among the people belonging to this group was high. This made plantation owners to constantly import slaves from other territories.  

Answer 2

Critical thinkers, writers and intellectuals were especially vulnerable Joseph Stalin, the leader of Russia in WW2, enforced communism onto the citizens all across the country.

He targeted many to be executed, exiled or sent to the gulag (a soviet labour camp). In the communist society, there were three classes: the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, and the proletariat (the aristocracy being the highest and the proletariat being the lowest class). Stalin targeted people of the higher classes especially as they were a potential threat to his power. Therefore, people who had prestigious jobs such as university lecturers, teachers, lawyers, doctors, military officers and academics were notably targeted by Stalin....