The New Age Of Imperialism: The British East India Company

Imperialism is one’s country’s domination of the political, economic and cultural life of another nation. The new Age of Imperialism began in the latter half of the 19th century, and it affected everyone. The British destroyed the Indians’ culture, their only goal was to utilize the subcontinent for their own profit. The British left India in a poor condition when they left. Overall, British rule had a negative, compelling effect on India. Looking back into history can aid in understanding the present. "The British East India Company was a privately owned company which was established to create profitable trade with countries in the region of Asia called the "East Indies"(Wild). The British East India Company was arguably the largest corporation

[...]over the years they saw a massive expansion of their trading operations in India. Numerous trading posts were established along the east and west coasts of India, and considerable English communities developed around the three presidency towns of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras.(Lal)

There were physical and ethnic barriers that separated the Indians, but the British showed no remorse and broke these barriers. The British East India Company established trading posts across the coasts of India. The Company traded spices and cotton, along with several other items.They put an end to Indiaś textile industry, and put more emphasis on agriculture. The Company ceased operations on June 1, 1874.
When the British took control of India, the Indians were hopefully. They believed it would bring good, but their assumptions were quickly disproven.
India was conquered for the Empire not by the English themselves but by Indians under
English leadership, and by taking advantage of Indian disputes. When the

As the British took more control over India, the subcontinent became weaker. The British used "Controlling for selective annexation using a specific policy rule, I find that areas that experienced direct [British] rule have significantly lower levels of access to schools, health centers, and roads in the postcolonial period¨(Keating). The majority of the population did not have access to schools to get a proper education, and health centers for when they were sick. The British forced the Indians to produce cash crops, and increased the price of food. This led to famine, because the population could not afford the rapidly increasing food prices. There is not a limit on the amount of kids a woman can give birth to in India, and due to the new medicines brought to India by the British, the birth rate was accelerating much faster than the death rate. This led to overpopulation. And a rebellion is much easier to occur with more