British Asian

that to sell those products in relatively high rate to the colonies (Understanding Colonialism, 67). Indian subcontinent and Indigo is a good example in this case. British colonizer forcibly made the farmers in India to cultivate indigo in their lands and then they took the indigo from the farmers in very cheap rates. Then the British supplied the indigo to their homeland, the then Britain, and there they made Jeans (a kind of cloth) and then exported them back to India and sold them at a very…

The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, and dispatched to the major European powers. The policy planned to keep China open to trade with all countries, keeping any one power from total control of the country, and calling upon all powers, within their circles of power, to refrain from meddling with any treaty port or any bestowed interest, to permit Chinese authorities…

Wells thoughts that at some point the imperialize will rise and overthrow the inferior race. Wells believed that at some point this will happen to the British Empire. This is portrayed even more predominantly because he alludes that the location of these two races in the future is England. However, the concept that “ The sun will never set on the British empire” is…

“uncolonized”. The Europeans then started to think that it was their duty to change the lives of the natives. The impact that imperialism had on the countries and people were amazing. Although life became improved and advanced for the Africans and Asians, it still had a negative impact on them. By the time that…

represents the meaning of Imperium Universalis. The British used the East India Company to create this indirect imperialism and exert their control, influence, and politics without getting bogged down in wars. The East India Company was an organization that was under complete control of the British and was essentially an extended arm of the British Empire. India became “the most extensive Asian territory to come under European rule” (Lehning 116). The British were able to insert their economic…

the world as well as mass destruction. Many people take to extremism to eliminate injustices, and extremism comes in many different forms. During Great Britain’s rule over India, the British treated the Indians with little respect and repressed the people for almost 200 years (McGregor). Due to the cruelty of the British, the Indians began to practice nonviolent civil disobedience. Though their methods were nonviolent, they were extreme; Millions of Indians died to gain their freedom (Haynes).…

more about my own history. Through my ancestor’s historic journey from India to British Guiana my Indo-Guyanese identity becomes clearer. Furthermore, the aim of this paper is to establish transparency and dispel the vagueness around the indentured labor system in British West Indies. The paper also special places emphasis on the journey of the women in that era and…

This week, we discussed the U.S occupation of the Philippines and the arrival of Europeans that created a discourse in Hawaii. The Philippines was illegally ceded to the United States from the Treaty of Paris, along with Cuba and Puerto Rico. The Filipino-American War resulted as the United States attempted to establish control over the islands. The war lasted for more than 10 years, resulting in the death of more than 600,000 Filipinos. Our readings described it as the "first Vietnam", where US…

Hong Kong and Singapore have many resemblances in the national and physical contexts. Both are two prominent Asian cities with speedy economic growth and industrial expansion. Historically, two cities-states were British colonies and adopted the British legal and judicial system. In addition, majority of the population group are ethnic Chinese. Table 1. has summaries the basic background information of Hong Kong and Singapore. Table 1: Summary of basic information of Hong Kong and Singapore…

advantage is the British strategy revolving around India, Many historians have claimed that a huger major part of the British expansion in Africa is in terms of the need to defend the trade routes to and from India from potential threats. 10 The impressive thing is Britain basically colonized routes all the way to India as a safe haven, for example Egypt, the Middle East, Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia, but also over the entire Indian Ocean which established the British relationship…