Hispaniola Research Paper

Revolution is when a group of people try to overthrow those in power. One instance occurred on the Island of Hispaniola, which is present day Haiti, when a group of slaves led a revolt against their French leaders. Another instance occurred in Iran, when Islamic nationalists in Iran tried to overthrow the Iran leaders known as the Shah. The last instance occurred in Northern Nigeria, where the Fulani people revolted against the local Hausa rulers to try and set up an Islamic state. On the island of Hispaniola, presently known as Haiti, French planters owned profitable sugar plantations, where nearly half a million slaves were overworked and underfed. In 1791, the slaves who were inspired by talks of liberty and equality, revolted against the French. The slaves were led by Toussaint L’Ouverture, a self educated former slave. L’Ouverture was untrained as a military leader, but ended up becoming an inspiring leader and brilliant general for the rebelling slaves. The slaves ended up facing the French as well as the British and Spanish who sent armies to support the French. The fighting took more lives than any other revolution in the Americas, but in 1798, the slaves reached their goal of abolishing slavery in Hispaniola, …show more content…
In 1951, Mohammad Mosaddeq was elected prime minister in Iran, after forcing the former shah, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was forced to step down because he favored the west and faced nationalist critics in Iran. With help of the Americans the shah ousted Mohammed Mosaddeq as the ruler and took back power. In the decades to come, the foes of the shah rallied behind the almany, a religious leader, named Ruhollah Khomeini. The rebels as led by Khomeini accused the shah of violating the Islamic law. In 1979, protests against the shah drove them from power, and Khomeini and his supporters proclaimed an Islamic