The British East India Company took control over India in 1770. The British East India Company had control of many colonies, India was one of them. They initially came for their need of coal, cotton, indigo, and tea. But after the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857, the British took full political, economic, and social control over India. British imperialism had a negative impact on the politics and economy of India because the army, justice system, government and resources of India were run to benefit the British, not the Indians. The British, however, had a positive social impact on India because the British revolutionized Indian society, and got rid of many negative social concepts that the Indians went by. British imperialism had a negative impact on the politics of India because …show more content…
The British, however, had a positive social impact on India because the British revolutionized Indian society, and got rid of many negative social concepts that the Indians went by. Under British rule, Indians politically suffered. The army, government, and police force, was all favored towards the British, and they passed laws that worked against the Indians, like the Rowlatt Act. The Indians were negatively impacted economically. This was because, the British ruined their lands, by stripping their forests and forcing them to grow cash crops. However, the Indians were positively impacted socially. This was because the British brought them universities, and museums that helped revolutionize Indian society, and the British also ended many negative social concepts, like highway robbery, widow suicide, and female infanticide. All around, British Imperialism had a huge effect on the India we have today. It's easy to wonder, and try to imagine what India would be like today, without British
It took more than 200 years for India to shake the oppressive rule of the British. Britain seized control of Indian territory until they controlled the whole sub-continent. At first india was treasured by the British more for its potential rather than its actual profit. Its 300 million people were also a large potential market for British made products. Although Britain created sound law against killing, economic opportunities and health related advancements they caused more harm than good.
The French and Indian war took place from 1754 and ended in 1763, the same time as the Treaty of Paris was established. This war was also known as the Seven Years’ war. This war bought many conflicts from different aspects that had an affect on Great Britain and different colonies. The war changed the relationship, politically, between Great Britain and different colonies drastically.
For example, Britain introduced the English language to the nation of India, expanding communications between them and the english (Paragraphs 10 and 16). More important, the British never really taught the people of India how to read or write. Evidence shows us that the literacy of the English language in India increased staggeringly of about 5 to 10 million people after the nation was awarded its independence (Document 5). This is important because the people of India had better literacy scores after Britain was no longer ruling; thus some social impacts the British brought were near pointless because they never really cared to help the Indians when it was needed. While Britain did protect the ancient buildings in India during their reign (Paragraph 17), they did not protect or prevent the massive famines the people of India faced when they were being forced to grow cash crops.
French and Indian War The French and Indian war, also known as the Seven years war because was from 1754 to 1763, was a conflict between Great Britain and France, the problems include a territorial in which both countries wanted to expand their lands, and some say the problem went hand in hand with control for the same land, also control of the world trade and power on the seas. There was a dispute which included North Americans fighting the French who had Native American allies and in the beginning of the war they fought (the Native Americans with the French people) and North Americans who had a little help from the British people. At the beginning the dispute start because the border between French and British possessions was not well defined, and the British start a dispute about the territory of the upper Ohio River valley. Late of that he French constructed a number of forts in this region in an attempt to strengthen their claim on the territory and this make that the British colonial forces start to attacked.
The famous phrase "The sun never sets on the British Empire" clearly delineates its tactic to conquer the world, with the purpose of benefiting the colonies to keep its control and interests. While it is true that these benefits were often intended to serve their own interests and maintain their control over the colonies it is important to note that the British Empire brought some positive impacts to the regions it colonized. Don Nardo notes, “In this view of many… however, these positive aspects of British occupation were often overshadowed by less constructive ones” (57). Many people might hold the opinion that British imperialism was overall beneficial due to numerous positive features that were shading negative ones. In addition, While the British introduced new policies or systems to their colonies, these developments were often aimed at facilitating trade and generating wealth for the British Empire, rather than benefiting colonized peoples.
Many Indians died because of this and their local businesses were harmed, too. Therefore, European Imperialism influenced India in its own
Although both India and China were colonized by the British, there were many differences between the two countries and the effects imperialism had on them. In the 1600s, the British East India Company gained trading rights for the Mughal empire which was in modern day India. As the Mughal empire lost power, the East India Company
The political causes of imperialism also turned extremely violent. The Indian people were being overworked and forced to be a part of a civilization that they were not used to nor did they even want to be in a different civilization. Ultimately, the British used not only harsh acts to get what they wanted, but they used violent acts that caused major political and racism issues even
They gave them no say in their taxation at all. Britain rule was bad because it made the Indians extremely poor and left them with no money for food. It also impacted India in a negative way because all their soil for farming was destroyed and they also built railroads right in the middle of the towns. These railroads were used to benefit Britain because it made shipping materials and trade easier for them. Lastly, British rule caused lots of deaths from famine.
India fail to remove Britain from Indian territory because they were too divided and had different opinions for the countries future. When India was colonized by the British, India was the prize possession for the British. Britain gained massive economic advantages from India with trade. Even though Britain took a lot a way from India they still tried to give back to India. Britain had confidence that their rule has benefited India in many ways including medicine and technology and that India should recognize that.
It also damaged the cultures and created disunity among the natives. Last but not least, imperialism stripped countries off their natural resources and left nothing for the natives. Imperialism is a forced
The British first came to India not only because of the abundance of raw materials, but also the mass potential they seen. The British East India Company, took advantage of the collapsing Mughal Empire, and broke away from their control to flourished their company. In 1857 the Sepoy army rebelled and that caused the British to come in guns blazing and take over the country. The British rule demolished India through, taxation on anything made in India, and the exportation of raw materials, which caused a plentiful amount of famine,and throughout all of this, the British kept most on India uneducated, and those they did educate, most were forced to become interpreters for the benefits it would make in taking over India and keeping the British in control. Political Paragraph British imperialism had a negative effect on the politics of India because of the corrupt justice system, and the utter lack of respect that killed masses of innocent people.
in addition, the annexation of several indian states was the further causes the britsih to face a rebellion in India. the corruption and inefficiency in the british administration also created further political unrest and the indians surely wanted to get rid of the
The British Empire “The sun never sets on the British Empire”, is a well-used phrase about the old British Empire, where Britain ruled almost one-quarter of the world’s population. They had colonies in all the continents in the world. How did Britain manage to get all these colonies? And why did they suddenly lose the whole Empire? What have the coloni zation had to say for the countries involved?
IMPACT OF BRITISH WESTERNISATION ON INDIA Srikanth P Y(13BBT0058) Manideep Reddy(13BCE0 ABSTRACT: According to M.N.SRINIVAS westernisation in Indian terms refers to the effect of British culture in the Indian society.