Environmental Effects Of British Imperialism

British Imperialism is one of the most significant acts in world history due to its international monumental impact. Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. The British Imperialism affected the entire globe economically and environmentally, politically, and socially.

An effect of British Imperialism economically is the products produced and an environmental affect is Britain's profits. Britain is producing goods, materials, and luxury goods and receiving splendid feedback, which will cause other countries to adapt the same methods of gaining materials. Numerous battles and wars will be fought over those materials and over inhabited territories. Britain is heavily controlling India and gaining profit from then while India gains nothing but mistreatment. While Indians are in harsh conditions, they are only profiting an average of $800, while the British have an average of $9,300.

An example of a political influence of the British is the cartoon “Imperialism Octopus” by John Bull. In this cartoon, there is an octopus with its arms on rock formations in the sea. The octopus symbolizes England while the rocks symbolize the countries under England's control. The countries portrayed in this cartoon are Canada,

India, Jamaica, Cyprus, Cape Colony, Gibraltar, Boers Island, Malta, New Zealand, Ireland, and Egypt. The British would disagree with this illustration because it demonstrates them with a poor and low image. But any other country or colony under their control would agree because they were victims of the empire’s dominating actions.

"An Account of the Opening of the Indian Mutiny at Meerut,1857" by Elisa Greathed is an example of how society was gravely afflicted by Britain's Imperialism.

The author, Elisa, is a rich woman living with her husband and servants when they were attacked by the Sepoys. There is no justification for the Indians’ actions but this portrays that they were gravely mistreated to the point that they had to resort to rebellion and violence. This is a tragic event that would distress any one of us today. The British were responsible for the rebellion and acts of violence because they let that country starve and looked down on them and their

religion.

British Imperialism’s affect was national, economically and environmentally, politically, and socially. An economical effect is the products produced and an environmental effect is Britain's profits. The British cartoon “Imperialism Octopus” by John Bull was a political example. A social distress of Britain’s Imperialism is the event in "An Account of the Opening of the Indian Mutiny at Meerut,1857" by Elisa Greathed.