A problem with using Haiti to make the case that colonialism
was the main reason for the gap between developed and less-developed countries is:
a. that there are other countries poorer than Haiti.
b. that a case study of one country, such as Haiti, cannot control for many other variables contributing to a lack of development.
c. Haiti was unique in winning independence from a European colonizer as early as it did, from France in 1804.
d. Haiti was not landlocked, unlike many other former European colonies.
Answer: b
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