Throughout the British Raj, it is evident that the British had a mission to dominate over India by exploiting the country and its people in order to benefit their empire. In terms of prosperity, it can be argued that India’s depressing economy and lack of investment was a result of the country being a colony. Whilst under British rule, both domestic manufacturing trade and production of food crops decreased vastly leading to widespread impoverishment, penury for farmers as well as several famines. Economic policies also created a major decline in the handloom sectors, as there was a reduction in demand for goods and plummeting employment. As this happened, handloom capital was moved to Britain from India leading to a large strain on revenue …show more content…
Although on the other hand there were some attempts for progression in India such as the British investment in the building of modern railways which enabling travel through the country allowing goods to be traded across India cheaper. The evolving foodstuffs and agricultural market was able to increase the accessibility of goods and eventually made the number of famines decrease. Adversely the case of educational reforms also was one-way Britain on the surface worked towards prosperity, but ultimately were exploiting the reforms for British gain. The Raleigh Commission (1902) and Indian Universities Act were ways in which the British seemingly tried to improve the conditions of universities, however many Indians condemned the acts as they believed they gave the British too much control over the education system and were going to restrict education and discipline the educated to show loyalty to the government. Additionally, the British policies of education dismissed; the traditional structure of Indian education, women’s education, and scientific or technological …show more content…
In events such as the Indian Mutiny and the Amritsar massacre, they brutally slaughtered members of the Sikh community exemplifying how the British did not work towards peace. Problems began when, as Anderson writes, “allegedly the cartridges were encased in gelatine-stiffened paper and greased with pig or cow fat”. These new cartridges infringed on both Muslims and Hindus religious views and morals, as the end of the cartridge had to be bitten off. This meant that Hindus would be biting in cow fat, which was sacred to them, and Muslims would be biting into pig fat which was considered unclean in their culture. One reaction to this policy of the East India Company was from a sepoy in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry regiment who “raged in front of the regiment’s barracks on the parade ground, armed with a loaded musket, calling upon the men to rebel and shoot the first European” they see. This incident resulted in Pandey killing lieutenant Baugh and Sergeant-Major Hewson. From this point onwards tensions began to rise in India as the refusal of the Enfield rifle became more widespread and the Indian Mutiny went on to occur. The use of coercive measures in the Indian Mutiny went on to be a pattern the British used to threaten Indians as it was later seen in the Amritsar
They built roads and railroads. British rule brought peace and order to the countryside. They revised the legal system to promote justice for the Indians, regardless of class. Indian landowners and princes, who still owned territory, grew rich from exporting cash crops such as cotton and jute. The British introduced the telegraph and the postal system as a means of communication.
The Effects of British Imperialism in India One could approach this topic from two points of view: the British and the Indian. One could choose either party and find very different opinions. When British colonizers first arrived in India, they slowly gained more and more control in India through many ways, the most prominent being trade and commerce. At first, they managed India’s government by pulling the string behind the curtain. However, soon they had acquired complete rule over India, converting it into a true British colony.
This proves how different both of their economies are. Next, the British had far greater power over India. As seen in Source 2, “The political drain up to this time, from India to England, is above 500 million pounds without interest.” This points out the significant economic exploitation and shows Britain and India's power dynamic during the Industrial Revolution. The evidence that mentions the political drain can suggest how the British were gaining and benefitting from India, while India was losing their resources.
The British built 10,000 miles of railroad tracks (Lavani). They used the railroads to export cash crops to the british( Doc. 6). The British used the railroad tracks to help themselves and to sell these deadly cash crops to England. Indian weavers in Bengal being out of work by British factories ( Doc. 3&4). The Indians were getting starved because no one was buying their cloth and they had no money to buy food. Yes, The British built railroad tracks but not exactly for the right reasons, the British caused hunger by growing and selling these burdening cash
British imperialism caused some negative effects on India through poverty and persecution, but retained more of a positive impact due to its massive improvements in the modernization of India and the overall improvement of Indian civilization. Despite impacting India very positively, imperialism still caused problems within the Indian society. An example of this negative effect is that poverty was very prevalent in India due to the dismantling of the old crafts such as metalwork, glass, paper, etc. The rationale for this huge spike in impoverishment is because India was to be used as a supplier for raw materials, thus halting the growth of the economy (Doc 7). Not only did Britain disrupt the Indian’s industry, but they also caused unemployment through the superseding of Indian handspinners in the 19th century.
In India the British colonization had more positive affects than negative. For Instance, When the British colonized India they built 40,000 miles of railroad and 70,000 miles of paved roadway. As a result the British made it much easier to travel across India. Another good affect that the British had on India was the jump in agriculture, through large scale irrigation works. About 30 million acres were put into cultivation. Industrialization had also begun. Because of all these reasons almost no famine existed in British colonial India. The English also built many institutions in India and setup a productive government. "They have framed wise laws and have established courts of justice"(The Economic History Of India Under Early British Rule). In addition to all these positive affects, Britain also linked India to the modern world through modern science and modern thought.
The Sepoy Army was generally composed of Hindus and Muslims who were dominated by the British. The Sepoys had yearned for freedom from the British, yet they had the inability to do so only because the British held technologically advanced weapons. When the British generated a new gun, the cartridges needed to be coated in animal fat grease, more specifically, fat from pigs and cows. The Indian Sepoys failed to accept these now gunpowder cartridges, as they acknowledged that these were manufactured with cow and pig fat grease. In Document A: Gardiner’s English History, it is written by Samuel Rawson Gardiner that “It happened that an improved rifle had lately been invented for the use of the soldiers, and
British economic interest in India began in the 1600s when Britain set up trading posts in Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. By 1707, the Mughal Empire was collapsing. Several small states broke away from the Mughal control. In 1757, Robert Clive led the East India troops in a victory over Indian forces at the Battle of Plassey. From this time until 1858, East India Company was the leading power in India. Over time, the area controlled by East India Company grew. Eventually, East India Company governed modern Bangladesh, most of southern India, and almost all the territory along the Ganges River. After the Industrial Revolution, Britain was known as the “world’s workshop,” and India was the major supplier of its raw material. Britain had a firm hold on India; their policies called for India to produce raw materials for British manufacturing and to buy British goods. Any Indian competition with British goods was prohibited. Imperialism between Britain and India had a positive economic outcome for the British during the 1600s, as well some bad impacts on Indian people; leaving their governmental power in the hands of Britain.
Under British rule in India, the British were harshly oppressive and only interested in exploiting products from India for their own use, causing many Indians to become extremely poor. They became so oppressed they were on the verge of violent civil disobedience, when Gandhi appeared to negotiate with the British threw non-violent tactics such as sit-ins and hunger strikes. The people were supportive on Gandhi and were set to become violent if anything happened to him. Things were resolved without violence.
... British had colonized India for approximately 200 years, there were lasting effects on the country in terms of many sectors, specifically the economical and industrial sectors. Due to India’s non-participation and manipulation of agriculture by the British, some would argue that the British obliterated the economy. Others would argue that the British instead helped due to the creation of the railroad, improved communication and created the beginnings of an industry. The British harmed the economy and industrial sector more than they helped it, and effectively caused the destruction of the economy both in the short term and the long term. The growth rate directly after the independence was less than 1% for almost 5 years (BIC 4). It was necessary for India to rebuild the economy if they ever wanted to be on the same playing field as the other countries at the time.
To start off the question it would only make sense to explain what the Sepoy Mutiny was. The Sepoy Mutiny also known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It was as said a rebellion in India. In this, the Sepoys or the Indian soldiers under British control, refused to to accept new cartridges that were used for their Enfield rifles. They didn't accepted new cartridges because they were offensive to the Muslims and Hindus as the rifles were greased with beef and pork fat and the cow was the Hindus sacred animal and Muslims do not eat pork.
" India was where the riches of the world came from, the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. The British needed to dispel the threat of other Europeans in Africa to maintain control of India, and they did so efficiently. They quickly gained control of both the major sea routes to India and then turned their eyes to the rest of the continent. Whether the British were trying to foster public support or prevent another nation from becoming a threat, all British actions in Africa were directly or indirectly linked to India. The British were motivated by their desire to become powerful, and they skillfully combined enterprise and conquest to create a globe spanning empire centered around the wealth of India.
At the end of the 18th Century into the beginning of the 19th Century, Britain was moving toward industrialization, which in turn led to a movement towards free labor from its citizens. Britain was also expanding is enterprises within it’s East Indian Trade Company. The East Indian countries had the raw materials that the new textile industry needed. Free people are also a better market for the textiles than the slave populations of the West Indies would. [1]
Himanshu Gupta Ms. Pacio Period 4 - English 10H 21 December 2023 From Democracy to Dictatorship: How Individuals Gain Power in ‘Lord of the Flies’ Seventeen million people were murdered when Adolf Hitler was in power. In history, bad people have obtained power in various ways, despite their coarse political standing. This is seen in, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, where a group of young boys finds themselves on a deserted island with no signs of civilization or government. Among these boys are two natural leaders, Ralph and Jack, who govern the island in two different ways: democracy and dictatorship. As they juggle the role of leader on the island, the question arises: how do people become powerful?
The first notable positive effect of the empire is industrialization. The British having been ahead in industrial evolution helped spread technology to new places around the world. Particularly, the British Empire was responsible for the development of early industries in their colonies (Balasubramanyam & Wei, 79). They built industries in the colonies such as sugar factories, cotton factories and tobacco industries. Certainly, this was a new development in these colonies that later led to the colonies mechanizing their cottage industri...