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    country, you may feel everything is unfamiliar and can not understand other people 's attitude for the same…

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    elected people to help him, but the entire British government was not bright at all. King George III had to figure out how to keep peace between the Native Americans, and the settlers. He told the Native Americans to stay west of the line he “drew” down the Appalachian Mountains, and the settlers to stay to the east. Unfortunately, the settlers had already been crossing and going to the other side. Everything the British did was costly. Furthermore, they had to add more people to the British…

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    into your home and taking your rights, goods, and beliefs. Well, the British did just that to India’s people, and more. In 1757, The East India Company gained control of India when they were economically interested in trading posts, which then ended up being the world's biggest supplier for raw materials. However, in 1857 when the Sepoy Rebellion occurred, the British took all political, economic, and social control. During British rule, they used their army to control Indians and used their…

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    India ruled by the British Empire during the XIX century is the framework that a Passage to India is developed. The British gained power in this area due to the instability between several cultures that habited the Indian Territory. Hence, the nation able to master the territory had a great chance to foster its Economic power over the world. Thus, we observe a specific concentration of the British government. Contrary to the colonization processes observed in the Americas, the British…

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    The British caused many deaths and Indians suffered a lot from being under the British government and was hard for them to live a normal life while having British men roaming the streets. While the British want India's goods and want to make profit off of their cash crops. The British first came to India in the 1600s while the British East India Company started setting up trading posts in Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. The British East India Company quickly took advantage of the growing weakness…

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    but with the cost of having to deal with a decrease in population, and having people be in force labor with Britain constantly tricking and controlling them. What all this means is, the British powers exerted over Uganda during the Age of Imperialism because they grew their economy by growing cotton, increasing education for the youth and churches so people learned how to read and write, and lastly because the British were more powerful and wanted to use Uganda for their own country’s personal…

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    almost every country. Imperialism has affected millions of lives around the world, some have prospered, some had no effect, and many of people died from imperialism. In India, there was no doubt that the British imperialism had some a big impact on India. Before the British imperialism, India was the home of many independent kingdoms, until a company called the “British East India Company” chartered by Queen Elizabeth centered India. The company fought against India in the Battle of Plessey…

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    starvation because of the british? In 1857 the british was in india and with the fall of the mughal empire they took over india's government and kicked the indians out of any responsibilities they had. But they also modernised india by adding railroads, adding better education as well as modernizing the medicine in india. So did the bad things outweigh the good things of british imperialism over india? Although there were many little good things that came out of british imperialism there were…

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    The British Empire was the largest empire the world had ever seen. The British were motivated to conquer and colonize any place where they could benefit economically. This emphasis on money inspired Gandhi to attack the Empire through civil disobedience and attack their economy as the desire for Indian independence grew. The British maintained control over their large empire through a structured military presence, which would suppress any uprising in an instant and by any means necessary, no…

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    the 18th century when the British came and ruled for many years. India was changed in many aspects because of the British. When Gandhi came he used non-violence protest and slowly he had millions of followers. The British even jailed Gandhi for his acts, but his followers still supported him. The Revolution was justified in India because they had many problems and conditions when the British came and ruled them. In the end, the people got their independence from the British. There were many…

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