Imperialism

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Imperialism
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Imperialism Definitions

• The process through which a state exerts control
  or hegemony over other states.

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Imperialism in Asia
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British Imperialism
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The British Empire, 1897
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The Growth of the British Empire

• An ongoing competition for resources and markets
  between England and her Continental rivals,
  Spain, France, and Holland.
• Mercantile foreign territory as a source of raw
  materials and to provide real or potential
  markets for British goods.

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Britain in India
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Britain and India

• Britain uses military force to subdue local
  independent rulers in India

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Britain and India

• British East India Co. Traded Indian drugs to
  China for tea for English

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India-Sepoy Rebellion 1857

• Sepoys- Indians who became British soldiers
• Hindu Muslim
• Travel
• Social customs
• Rifles

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India-Sepoy Rebellion 1857

• Massacre of British
• British retaliation brutal

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The Good and the Bad

• Britain improved-
• Hospitals
• Transportation
• Communication
• Road Canals
• Education
• Laws safety
• Improved status for women

• Britain ruined
• Freedom
• Self-determination
• Social system
• Habits/customs
• Increased racism
• Economic exploitation

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British Government Take Over

• After the Sepoy Rebellion-British government
  takes control
• Viceroy or governor set up
• India becomes main source of cotton for English
  textile mills
• Finished goods were resold in India
• Destroyed local hand-made clothes

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India Independence

• Mohandas Gandhi leader in peaceful movement to
  gain independence in 1848
• India divides into Pakistan (Muslim) and India
  (Hindu)

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India Independence

• 1880s India sets up a national congress to work
  towards independence
• Britain reluctant to give up prize
• World War I and World War II interrupt Indias
  independence

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Ghandi and Non-violent Resistance in India
Ghandi with Nehru, the 1st Prime Minister of
India
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Ghandi Man and Myth
Gandhi retarding progress
A lonely pilgrim spreading the message of peace
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Gandhi Remembered