India

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India

• March 9

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India Colonial Period

• Portuguese colonization began at the start of the
  16th century with exploration and establishment
  of trading posts.
• By the end of the 16th century the Portuguese
  were being challenged by the Dutch and the
  British. The British East India Company was
  chartered in 1600. Dutch East India Company,
  1602. Danish East India Company, 1612. French
  East India Company, 1662.
• By 1757, Britain was the dominant European power
  in India.

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India British Colonialism

• After 1757, the British established informal
  colonial rule (or company rule) over expanding
  territory in India.
• In 1857, a significant rebellion challenged
  British company rule. This led the British to
  assume direct control over the territory.
• India experienced drought and disastrous famines
  in the late 19th century. These famines were
  exacerbated by colonial policies, laissez faire
  economics and Malthusian ideology. The year 1877,
  saw millions starving to death in India, but
  record levels of grain exports from India to
  Britain.
• Britain actively discouraged Indian
  manufacturing, most notably of textiles. The
  colony would only export raw resources rather
  than compete against the imperial centre.

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India Independence and Partition

• Nonviolent resistance to British rule, led by
  Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, eventually
  brought about independence in 1947.
• Religious conflict led to the subcontinent's
  partition, and the creation of two separate
  states, India and Pakistan.
• East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971.
• India and Pakistan both have nuclear weapons.

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The Story of India (Part 6) Freedom

• 55 min long documentary, that examines the period
  of British colonialism in India, the struggle for
  independence and the subsequent history of India
  to the present.