Question

which statements correctly describe the dominican republic? check all that apply. the dominican republic shares an island with haiti. the country is located in the middle of the pacific ocean. dictators ruled until 1930, when the nation became democratic. civil rights were suppressed for a time in the dominican republic. trujillos dictatorship resulted in the massacre of thousands of haitians.

Explanation:

• "The Dominican Republic shares an island with Haiti": The Dominican Republic and Haiti share the island of Hispaniola, so this is correct.
• "The country is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean": The Dominican Republic is in the Caribbean, not the Pacific, so this is incorrect.
• "Dictators ruled until 1930, when the nation became democratic": Rafael Trujillo (a dictator) came to power in 1930, so this is incorrect.
• "Civil rights were suppressed for a time in the Dominican Republic": Under Trujillo's rule, civil rights were suppressed, so this is correct.
• "Trujillo's dictatorship resulted in the massacre of thousands of Haitians": Trujillo ordered the Parsley Massacre, killing thousands of Haitians, so this is correct.

Answer:

• The Dominican Republic shares an island with Haiti.
• Civil rights were suppressed for a time in the Dominican Republic.
• Trujillo's dictatorship resulted in the massacre of thousands of Haitians.