Apush Dbq British Imperialism

Do you ever wonder why whenever you have a problem, it’s always an Indian person that answers on the phone. Imperialism is when one country (usually the one with more power) takes over another country for their own benefits. Imperialism generally happens when a country needs something that they don’t have and that thing will make their country run smoother. What they do is find who has what they need and if they aren’t best buddies with them, they usually take that country over for what they need. This happened in 1857 when the British took control over India for their cotton and tea because we all know how the British love their tea. Although Britain had developed a strong government for India, gave them plenty of jobs, and built schools for them; However, British government only served the needs of the Britians, the jobs were so crappy that Indians died of starvation, and only the super rich Indian males were the only ones getting educated.

Although the British government in India was strong and they had indian armies, the Indians suffered with the government and the indian armies were trained to control the Indians.

The British established a strong government over 500 million people and was able to keep India in it’s feet (Lalvani, Doc #3). During their rule, however, the government only served under the British and their needs and only 16% of the government was Indian. The British also established Indian armies and military academies for “protection” of India (Gandhi). However, these Indian armies were trained more to control India than to protect it and they were also were trained to kill their own people in cold blood without second thought. The power that the Indians let the British get ensured that the Indians were not going to be free in their own country for a long

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Although the British did build a lot of railroad tracks put a lot Indians on payroll, the railroads were only used for transportation of products and British troops and the the Indians didn’t get paid well from their jobs. The British built 10,000 miles of railroad tracks and laid out 136,000 bridges which meant less work for the Indians. However, the railroads were used only for the British to transport goods back to England and to transport british troops and officials to and from England. The british had enough jobs (harvesting crops) for 1.6 million Indians to have a working job. However, the Indians might as well as not work at all because they were paid so little for all the work they did that over 60 million people died working those jobs under British rule.
Although the British did build schools and museums, and send Indians to England to study, they only educated the wealthy male Indians and sent Indians to England to give them false information about them. Yes the British did build schools and museums while funding them. But they only educated the wealthy males so they can join the government. Wealthy Indians were sent off to England to learn English ways, but the British also gave them false information to bring back to India and try to make them stand down.
The British did have a strong government, gave Indians jobs, and gave them schools, but the government only benefited the British, the jobs were crappy, and only wealthy males were the only ones allowed to go to school. The government, 10,000 miles of track, and schools are all connected because they all only benefit the British and the Indians don’t get anything out of it. This matters because even though the Imperialism of India happened about 150 years ago this still happens even today between countries.