What was the impact of Trujillo's rule on Dominican-Haitian relations?
Improved economic cooperation
Precipitated ongoing tension
Led to unification
Caused a war
Answer
The rule of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic precipitated ongoing tension with Haiti, the Dominican Republic's western neighbor. Trujillo, who ruled from 1930 to 1961, was a ruthless dictator who ruled with an iron fist. He was also a staunch anti-Haitian and during his rule, he engaged in a series of policies that discriminated against Haitians and other Dominicans of Haitian descent.
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