British Imperialism Research Paper

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“Imperialism is a global system that emerged out of a historically specific conjuncture of political and economic developments (Saccarelli, 17)”. In other words, imperialism is one country’s control over another through political and economic methods. It emerged in the late nineteenth century due to the change in capitalism, which included the change in monopolies, the dominance of finance capital, and the recurrence of economic crises. There are some misconceptions with the terms “imperialism” and “colonialism”. Both imperialism and colonialism coincide, but the difference is that imperialism does not depend on colonialism. Instead, colonialism focuses more on economic exploitation of another country. For example, colonialism in Spain led …show more content…

I focused on British imperialism of India because the study of British rule in India has a wider scope. The greatest searchlight ever thrown upon British character and British institutions were the policies and actions of the British authority in India. Both England and India were transformed by the interrelationships involved (Sanderson, 35). From studying British rule in India, we allow ourselves to observe every practice in India connected with imperial domination. When the British imperialized India, they left an ever-lasting influence. It is essential in knowing how and why British imperialism became possible in India, the shift in India’s political and economic system, and the aftermath. Before the British conquest, India was a place which featured rich religious and cultural diversity. After sixty centuries, many people had migrated from the original birth areas of white races in Asia into the Indian plains and valleys. Along with the cultural diversity, India was enhanced by nature. The …show more content…

The British were able to effectively rule the sub-continent for almost two centuries, until 1947, with relatively little opposition and unrest. Great Britain is quite a distance in proximity to India and has a lower population? How were they able to get to India and dominate it? The British first established an empire in India by starting trading post with the Indian nation. This trading post was meant to purchase spices which were in a high demand in Great Britain and other European countries. This led to the establishment of the British East India Company. At the end of the sixteenth century, one hundred and twenty-five English shareholders invested £72,000 in the East India Company, and in 1600 received from Queen Elizabeth a royal charter which granted them monopoly over trade in the Orient for fifteen years (Sanderson, 81). The successful advance of the British in India set fire to the Orient (Asian countries) and changed the history of every nation in the world. This was due to the British East India Company beginning economic conquest of the richest empire in the world (Sanderson, 84). Nevertheless, India was conquered by a chartered commercial monopoly and not by the Crown of England. Also, the constitution of the Indian Empire was written by the British East India Company. (Sanderson, 55). Over time, the company earned marvelous

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