Dominican Republicball/History

== The Taino caciquedoms ==
The Tainoball was a 3ball who came from South America sailed from island to island until reaching Hispaniola, which they either called "Ayiti" or "Quisqueya". Tainoball had 5 caciquedoms, or chiefdoms all over the indigenous clay, with 2 covering Haitiball. Tainoball society also had a hierarchical system. The Naboria were known to be the common people, the Nitaíno were the sub-chiefs, bohique as priests and medics, and the highest role were the 
caciques. They also drew Aztec like graffiti art on ancient rocks.
	
By the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival in America in 1492, the Taínoball were divided into three large groups: Western Taíno groups ( Jamaicaball, most of Cubaball, and Bahamasball), classical Taínos ( Puerto Ricoball, Haitiball, and Dominican Republicball) and eastern Tainos (north of the Lesser Antilles). There were five Taino chiefdoms and territories on the island of Santo Domingo, which is currently divided into the countries of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Each Taino chiefdom was led by a cacique, who collected tributes.
By the time of the Spanish conquest, the largest settlements of the Taino population could reach up to 3,000 people each. The Tainoballs traditionally competed against their neighbors; the Caribballs, which lived mainly in the Lesser Antilles. 
	
 Taino society was divided into two classes: naboria (plebeians) and nitaíno (nobles). Both were governed by male chiefs known as cacique, who inherited the title through their noble maternal lineage. The ninaíno functioned as sub-cacique in the villages, supervising the work of naboria. The chiefs were advised by priests / healers known as bohique. The chiefs enjoyed privileges such as being able to use gold pendants known as guanin; living in square (bohio) houses instead of the circular houses of ordinary people; and sitting on wooden chairs to stand above the guests they received. They also drew Aztec-like art on rocks, and were perceived to not wear much clothing.
 	
After Spanish Empireball found Americas, Spanish Empireball was friendly to the natives, having to believed to find Indiaball. Spainball named the island "Hispaniola".
 Dominican Republicball was born in 1492 as a captaincy from the relations between Spanish Empireball and Taínoball, and the first settlement was in "La-Navidad". It was the first son of the Empire. However as Spanish Empireball left for a while to explain the great news, the Spaniards and natives quickly grew hostile of each other, as the Spainards saw Tainoball as inferior and the Taino grew upset of the continued abduction of children. So then, Tainoball attacked Spanish Empireball's settlement, "La Isabela", and killed most of the Europeans. Spainball came back to the island, only to be shocked to realize what Tainoball had done to the city. This time Spain succeeded in defeating the Tainoballs and made them pay heavily. The city of Santo Domingoball would be the next permanent settlement on the island.
The Tainoballs were forced to dig in gold mines or work in plantations, otherwise, heavy punishments would occur. When almost all the Tainoball's decreased, Spain introduced the Law of Burgos which abolished slavery, but 8ball became Spain's new slave. The western part on the island was forever ignored when the gold quickly ran out there (having the Spanish take a very long time to realize this), while the east became developed and richer so Spain played more attention to that instead, which is why Haitiball thinks his big brother is the brat it is.
Years later Spanish Empireball lost a war against Franceball which in turn gave Spanish Santo Domingoball to Franceball, then after Spanish Empireball regained Spanish Santo Domingoball from Franceball (and that's when Haitiball was born because Spanish Empireball had one half of Hispaniola and Franceball had another half).
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the population started to grow and cities developed. It was believed that Tainoball had been Hispanicized. This would lead to a birth of a identity. But the continuation of piracy led to English ships attacking the colony.
From the 1795 Peace of Basel, Spainball was compelled but accepted giving Franceball Santo Domingoball. Spanish Empire regained custody of Spanish Santo Domingoball in 1809, but the wars in Europe left it somewhat distracted and unable to pay attention to it. This ended up frustrating Dominican Republicball, who felt old enough to take care of itself, so in 1821 it left home and tried to talk to Gran Colombiaball to become part of it under the name of Spanish Haiti.
In 1822 Haitiball would then invade and annex Spanish Haitiball.
== Occupation under "Liberation" ==
 Haitiball's occupation of Eastern Hispaniola will forever be controversial. On one hand, the Haitians secured eastern Hispaniola from Spanish occupation and abolished slavery. But on another, the Haitians themselves subjugated the Dominican under many horrible years of occupation. White Dominicans had their land confiscated to be given to freedmen, and were forbidden to own any, resulting in many of them leaving the island. Additionally, an economic crisis followed due to Haiti having to pay reparations to France. The relations of Haitiball and Dominican Republicball are sour to this day.
Then in 1838 Dominican Republicball founded "La Trinitaria", a political party to gain independence. In 1844 an uprising began, making the republic independent.
== First Dominican Republic and Spanish Occupation ==
The First Dominican Republic would be born on Feburary 27th, 1844 after the sounds of blunderbusses signifying its independence, and its constitution would also be made on 1844 after declaring its independence from Haitiball. However after its independence a group called the "hateros" created by Dominican general "Pedro Santana" would arise and establish a military dictatorship, and exiling the "La Trinitaria" party. During its independence First Dominican Republic would have to deal with constant skirmishes on the border with Haitiball, creating a constant problem for the nation. In 1861 during the military dictatorship by Pedro Santana, he would make a suggestion to Queen Isabella II of Spanish Empireball to annex the First Dominican Republic. Spanish Empireball would agree with his proposal and would set to reestablish it as a Captaincy again. In 1861 Spanish Empireball would invade the First Dominican Republic making it a Spanish colony again in 1861 lasting for 4 years until 1865. The Dominican Restoration war would occur from 1863-1865, where Dominican troops would uprise against the Spanish, and in 1865 the Dominican forces would confine the Spanish up to Santo Domingo. The Queen of Spainball would authorize a retreat from Dominican Republicball as it was too costly to continue fighting for the colony. This would create the Second Dominican Republic
== USAball occupations ( Second and Third Dominican Republic)==
 Dominican Republicball would gain independence once again from Spanish Empireball in 1865, becoming the Second Dominican Republic, and in this period the Dominican economy had been booming from its sugar production due to endless demand of sugar from USAball, however the Dominican government was very corrupt and almost became a USAball territory after the president also known as Buenaventura Báez proposed a treaty to them, just like with Spainball. Báez would later be overthrown by a another party called the "blues", and later on many other governments would take control of Dominican Republicball. However in 1916 USAball would invade Second Dominican Republicball after German Empireball suspicions due to their new canal, and USAball soldiers would arrive and set up a U.S military government in Dominican Republicball, and USAball would also occupy Haitiball aswell. However USAball would leave Dominican Republicball in 1924. The Third Dominican Republic also known as the "Age of Trujillo" would come about after gaining its independence from USAball and lasting until 1965 when USAball would invade Dominican Republicball again and occupy it this time for only a year from 1965 until 1966 during the Dominican Civil War.
== "Trujillismo" (Trujillo Era)==
The Trujillo Era (1930-1961) saw a considerable amount of economic growth during Rafael Trulljo's long regime as there was progress for improving heathcare, education and transportation. Trujilo would rule for 31 years with an iron fist, and under him the Dominican Republicball would turn into a military totalitarian dictatorship based off Anti- Haitianism which would also be known as "Trujillismo" leading up to massacres with up 20,000 Dominican Republicballs dead, killed about 23-60% of the Haitian population in Dominican Republicball, political opponents would be assassinated, and several Dominican Republicballs would be killed in New York Cityball clay for taking part in anti-Trujillo events. Trujillo would also order troops to murder up to 10,000 to 15,000 Haitiballs most of the time with machetes along the Haitian-Dominican border. Trujillo loved the free market which is a market that he is free to rule owning much of the Dominican Republicball's clay, resources, and factories. It is estimated that Trujillo owned about 60% of Dominican Republicball's GDP. Trujillo's reign would also bring foreign development to the country, and having the government invest heavily into building a new nation with a new industry. USAball kept Trujillo around because he kept pumping out sugar production, and USAball feared the entire nation collapsing if Trujillo died. Trujillo really hated the Venezuelaball's president Romulo Betancourt and even attempting to assassinate him in 1960. USAball didn't like this one bit, and cut ties with Trujillo and imposed sanctions on Dominican Republicball. This would cause Trujillo to be assassinated himself one year later in 1961.
== Dominican Civil War (Post-Trujillo Era) ==
Because of Trujillo's death it had broken a centralized system, and civil war would then break out in 1965. The Dominican Civil war also known as the April Revolution would take place between April 24, 1965 - September 3, 1965 in Santo Domingo. It had started when civilian and military supporters of the overthrown president "Juan Bosch" rejected the military installed president "Donald Reid Cabral" removing him from office. One general named "Elías Wessin y Wessin" would make a military loyal to the military installed dictator "Donald Reid" and initiate an armed campaign against the rebels who were also called *constitutionalist rebels" who were rebels that wanted to reinstate the overthrown elected president back into power. USAball would then get involved in the campaign due to allegations of communist support for the rebels leading to a USAball invasion (codename "Operation Power Pack") which would also be later changed into an Organization of American States occupation of the island by the Inter-American Peace Force which was formed in Dominican Republicball from several countries in the Americas until the end of the civil war. Although USAball would act neutral, they would still send troops. Barely any gunfire or fighting was exchanged, only one battle was truly fought which would occur in June 15–16, 1965, in the Dominican Republicball occupied area of Ciudad Nueva area in Santo Domingo where USAball would lose 5 KIA, 31 WIA, and 3 DOW, while also inflicting causalities of 67 KIA and 165 WIA on Dominican Republicball. Elections would be held on 1966, which would make Joaquín Balaguer the new president of Dominican Republicball. Then later in the same year foreign troops would depart from the country. The conflict would result in 6,000 Dominican Republicball causalities, and 350 USAball causalities.
==The recovery of Democracy==
Today the Dominican Republicball has the fastest growing economy in the Americas, mostly coming from its tourism, and nowadays is comparable to a middle-income nation like Mexicoball. Dominican Republicball's growth was a switch and strategy from sugar to industry and tourism, and would set up industrial free zones for manufacturing and exporting the newly made goods. Dominican Republicball had also diversified more into mining, construction, electronics, and still a lot of farming. Tourism would explode and in 1984 it was the first year where tourism would bring in more money than sugar did, and Dominican Republicball to this day is the biggest tourist destination in the Caribbean. Tourism accounts now for over 25% of the Dominican Republicball's GDP. Dominican Republicball USAball fight drug lords together as of today. And each day the Dominican Republicball distances itself from Haitiball and is making a border across the entire island separating themselves for good.