The Negative Impact Of British Imperialism In India

The British were in India because there were 300 million people there so they would have people to work for less money. India was full of raw materials like tea and cotton, the British wanted those materials to sell and make new things. They were also there for the land; India has a lot of land that can be used for building factories and places to store the new things they will create. The government was almost completely run by Englishmen and the army/police force was used to control the Indians, they were hurting the environment of India and they were negatively impacting the Indians with the trade system they created, causing many famines leading to death upon millions those who survived were left illiterate.
British imperialism had a negative impact on the politics of India because the government was almost

Lalvani claims that the British built some of the finest universities and museums. The British were creating universities but they also were not teaching the Indians to read or write. Only 16% of Indians could actually read or write. Once the Indians got their independence they were able to become literate (Doc 8). As we’ve seen politically and economically, the British were doing things in India to benefit themselves, the Indians could not use the universities. The universities were almost useless until the British left. Lalvani claims under British rule, the life expectancy went up and health technology was better. Under British rule the rate of famines skyrocketed, from 1770-1947 there were 40 famines and as a result 59 million people died (Doc 11). Under British rule taxes were raised and Indians were struggling to get food (Doc 8). The British were causing the Indians to die of starvation, this was not raising the life expectancy or helping the health of