They had little to no education, long work days, usually they were abused, and they would sing songs in the fields. <span />
Depending on the options provided, the correct answer is:
- Taking them over and running their financial affairs to pay their foreign debts.
- Not invading Germany.
In 1915, Haitian President Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam was murdered. US President, Wilson, feared a possible German invasion, so he sent the U.S. Marines to Haiti in order to prevent anarchy and protect American assets in the country. The Haitian-American Treaty of 1915 founded the Haitian Gendarmerie controlled by the U.S. Marines, and the United States obtained total control over Haitian finances.
The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision of 1896, which allowed state-sponsored segregation.
