British Imperialism in India

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British Imperialism in India

• CH 11
• Sect 4

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British Expand Control over India

• East India Company Dominates all parts of Indian
  life
• Had its own army Sepoys (Indian soldiers)
• Britains Jewel in the Crownmost valuable of
  British coloniesraw materials
• Indian countries werent allowed to compete

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• British trade increased after the built a
  railroad to India
• Positive and negative effects
• Positive railroads, roads, telephone,
  telegraph, dams, bridges, irrigation systems,
  colleges formed, literacy rates rose
• Negative restricted Indian companies from
  competing, planting of cash crops caused famine

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The Sepoy Mutiny

• Racism towards Indian (from British)
• Rumor started among Sepoy soldiers
• Said their bullets were greased in beef or pork
  fat
• Soldiers were Muslim or Hindu, why a conflict?
• Sepoys wouldnt accept bullets, Sepoys jailed
• No unity between Muslims and Hindus
• British East India Company put down rebellion

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• After mutiny, British took direct control
• Part of country under direct control called Raj
• Mutiny increased the distrust between the British
  and the Indians
• Also increased the racism towards Indians

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Nationalism Surfaces in India

• Indians began to want western ways
• Also pushed for modernization
• Indians were tired of being 2nd class citizens
• Indian National Congress Muslim League
  formednationalism groups
• Conflicts continued