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Introduction:
Imperialism in India had both positive and negative effects. Imperialism in India occurred from 1750 to 1914. British had taken over the country during this period of time and make a lot of changes to the country. Imperialism has hindered the growth of India politically, economically and socially. India is a country located in the southern-most part of Asia. It is the 7th largest country by area, and second most populated country in the world. India is the birthplace of numerous religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. It had numerous resources like cotton and wool. The availability of these resources attracted the invaders to take over India. This essay is about the effects imperialism had on India and …show more content…
British imperialism in India occurred for a long period of time. During 1450-1750, the weakening of the Mughal Empire, (the dynasty collapsed into number of small states) in addition to the internal conflict between the Hindu majority and the Muslims allowed plenty of vacancy for the Europeans to invade. In 1757, (Battle of Plassey) took place between the Indian soldiers and British East India company soldiers. The British East India Company who was 3000 strong defeated the Indian soldiers who were 5000 strong because of heavy rain destroying the Indians gunpowder. This victory allowed the British East India Company to strengthen its military power. The company used the breakdown Mughal Empire to establish administrations throughout the subcontinent. And the British established British East India Company in India led by Robert Clive. Then East India Company became the primary power in India, and India became the gem of the British Empire. During the 1770s, the British East India Company put heavy taxes on the Indian peasants are were forced to pay regardless how well their crops had sold. This policy indeed made the Indian farmers poorer. And this system made the British East India Company the wealthiest corporation in that time. And after a few decades, during 1800s, the Raj enters meaning that British rule in India is final (imperialismproject.com, 2011). And in 1857, there was a conflict between the Sepoys and the British. Sepoys who were Indians who worked for the British rebelled against the British. The Sepoys turned against them because the British officials did not respect them and gave them harsh orders. The problems started when British used pigs and cow’s fat to seal the weapon cartridges, the Muslim and Hindu Sepoys found this very offensive and this conflict over the new rifle cartridges sparked the uprising in 1857. British officials were somehow
Introduction:
Imperialism in India had both positive and negative effects. Imperialism in India occurred from 1750 to 1914. British had taken over the country during this period of time and make a lot of changes to the country. Imperialism has hindered the growth of India politically, economically and socially. India is a country located in the southern-most part of Asia. It is the 7th largest country by area, and second most populated country in the world. India is the birthplace of numerous religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. It had numerous resources like cotton and wool. The availability of these resources attracted the invaders to take over India. This essay is about the effects imperialism had on India and …show more content…
British imperialism in India occurred for a long period of time. During 1450-1750, the weakening of the Mughal Empire, (the dynasty collapsed into number of small states) in addition to the internal conflict between the Hindu majority and the Muslims allowed plenty of vacancy for the Europeans to invade. In 1757, (Battle of Plassey) took place between the Indian soldiers and British East India company soldiers. The British East India Company who was 3000 strong defeated the Indian soldiers who were 5000 strong because of heavy rain destroying the Indians gunpowder. This victory allowed the British East India Company to strengthen its military power. The company used the breakdown Mughal Empire to establish administrations throughout the subcontinent. And the British established British East India Company in India led by Robert Clive. Then East India Company became the primary power in India, and India became the gem of the British Empire. During the 1770s, the British East India Company put heavy taxes on the Indian peasants are were forced to pay regardless how well their crops had sold. This policy indeed made the Indian farmers poorer. And this system made the British East India Company the wealthiest corporation in that time. And after a few decades, during 1800s, the Raj enters meaning that British rule in India is final (imperialismproject.com, 2011). And in 1857, there was a conflict between the Sepoys and the British. Sepoys who were Indians who worked for the British rebelled against the British. The Sepoys turned against them because the British officials did not respect them and gave them harsh orders. The problems started when British used pigs and cow’s fat to seal the weapon cartridges, the Muslim and Hindu Sepoys found this very offensive and this conflict over the new rifle cartridges sparked the uprising in 1857. British officials were somehow