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1. What do we know about Trujillo's early life in the years before he became dictator?

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1. What do we know about Trujillo's early life in the years before he became dictator?

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Trujillo was born in a lower-class family with 10 siblings. He got a job as a telegraph operator, but also joined a gang and was arrested for forging a check, and lost his job. He got married in 1916, and had 2 daughters. He then gave up crime and joined the military.HE ACTUALLY ROSE TO BE HEAD OF POLICE WHEN THE POLICE FORCE WAS COLLABORATING WITH THE US.

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- Rebels wanted to overthrow president Horacio Vasquez, and Trujillo had a deal with the rebel leader and held his troops back. This caused Horacio Vasquez to be put in exile. Trujillo eliminated his political rivals by intimidation and was able to win the 1930 election.

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When a person who accuses or tries to expose what he has done, Trujillo would have them killed in very bad ways. His henchmen would beat people and torture them as well. Once in power he allowed for only his family and people close to him to remain in power with him.

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4. Why was the Trujillo regime accused of corruption?

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4. Why was the Trujillo regime accused of corruption?

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He was acussed of irregularities in his election, as well as fraud.  He
personally dominated every aspect of power and control, ensuring complete loyalty through bribery, terror, and blackmail.(HE BENEFITED FROM STATE MONOPOLIES OF MAJOR INDUSTRIES; MANIPULATED PRICES; DEMANDED BRIBES; HAD OVERSEAS ACCOUNTS.

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5. What was Trujillo's position on Communism?

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5. What was Trujillo's position on Communism?

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Trujillo opposed communism and this anti-communist sentiment was what invited American support initially. Communists believe that people should have equal access to things.  Trujillo would not agree to that since he was all about preserving his power.

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6. Did Trujillo do anything good for the Dominican Republic during his rule?

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6. Did Trujillo do anything good for the Dominican Republic during his rule?

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- Improved sanitation
- Infrastructure (new roads, schools, hospitals)
- Increased the general quality of life for many Dominicans . (BY REDUCING ILLITERACY AND EXPANDING THE ECONOMY)
- Showed us how not to lead a country
- Welcomed Jewish refugees from Europe

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7. What was the Parsley Massacre and why did it occur?

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7. What was the Parsley Massacre and why did it occur?

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The Parsley Massacre was a mass killing of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent.(REASON FOR THIS-TO PUNISH HAITI FOR EXECUTING SOME OF HIS SPIES). It was carried out by machete so that the massacre could be passed off as a spontaneous uprising of Dominican farmers against Haitian cattle thieves.  It was called the Parsley massacre because Dominican soldiers would hold up Parsley and ask others to pronounce the name for it, and the Haitian Creole did not allow them to pronounce the name correctly.(THE MISPRONUNCIATION OF THE SPANISH WORD FOR PARSLEY IDENTIFIED CREOLE-SPEAKING HAITIANS WHO COULD THEN BE KILLED) There were many border disputes between the nations that grew the tension as well as lot's of immigration of Haitians to the Dominican Republic as well as Cuba.

The Parsley Massacre was an extremely horrific event carried out my President Trujillo and his troops in 1937. Between 1 thousand and 30 thousand Haitians and people of Haitan Dominican descent were killed during this massacre. As said above the massacre was played off as Dominican farmers getting back at the Haitian cattle theives stealing from them. It was not discovered until many years later after reasearch that it was actually the fault of Trujillo and his people.

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8. Why did the U.S. support Trujillo for a time? Why did it decide to withdraw support?

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8. Why did the U.S. support Trujillo for a time? Why did it decide to withdraw support?

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The US supported Trujillo, and by extension the Dominican Republic, during a very specific time in history. (THEY SAW HIM AS ANTI-COMMUNIST). The US had initiated the Good Neighbor Policy, which obligated them to support and strengthen their relationship with Latin American countries, such as the DR. After his attempt at assassinating the president of Venezuela, the U.S. decided to cut ties with Trujillo and his organization. (THIS IS KEY.  TRUJILLO SEEMED LIKE A CUBAN-STYLE REVOLUTIONARY AFTER THAT: DENGEROUS.)

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9. How did Trujillo die? Who was responsible?

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9. How did Trujillo die? Who was responsible?

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On Tuesday, May 20th 1961, Rafael Trujillo was shot and killed by 7 assassins in his 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air when it was ambushed on a road outside Santo Domingo. The ambush was plotted by a number of people, such as General Juan Tomás Díaz (PEOPLE FROM THE UPPER CLASS WHO HAD SUFFERED PERSONALLY FROM TRUJILLO. THE CIA ALLEGEDLY PROVIDED THE GUNS., Pedro Livio Cedeño, Antonio de la Maza, Amado García Guerrero and General Antonio Imbert Barrera.

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10. Who followed Trujillo in office? How successful were the next administrations?

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10. Who followed Trujillo in office? How successful were the next administrations?

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After Trujillo died..HIS SON, RAMFIS, SEIZED POWER. ARRESTED THE ASSASSINS AND THEIR FAMILIES - LIKE A SCENE OUT OF MACBETH. THEN HE FLED WHEN THE U.S. CAME AFTER HIM.
Juan Bosch
Puppet President Balague
Rafael Trujillo Lovatón
Héctor and José Arismendi Trujillo Molina
After Trujillo's death, the nation become more organized (BUT NOT WITHOUT THE U.S. OCCUPYING AGAIN IN 1965). They were able to form their own elections as well as form different political parties.