Imperialism in India

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Imperialism in India
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British Imperialism in India

• Main Idea

• The Sepoy Mutiny resulted in the British gaining
  full control of India

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India

• Background

• British East Indian Company took over trading in
  India
• Company controlled much of India for 100-years
• British forced their culture on India

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• Major supplier to UK
• Jewel in UK Imperial Crown
• Had to buy UK goods

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Sepoy Indian soldier in the British Army

• Sepoy Rebellion

• Economic problems sense of nationalism
  increased resentment
• Sepoy soldiers mutinied refused to accept new
  rifle
• Sepoys united led a rebellion
• British East India Company British company
  united to regain control

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• OUTCOME ?

• Religious differences weak leadership doomed
  India
• British fully controlled India
• Indian nationalist movements begin
• British East India Company removed from power

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• UK Raj

• 1858 UK takes over gov
• Raj UK rule

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• India Positives

• UK builds infrastructure R/R, dams, telephone,
  bridges, telegraph
• Sanitation health improved

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• India Negatives

• UK had economic
• political power
• Cash crops decline self-sufficiency
• Famines late 1800s

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• Ram Mohun Roy

• Father of modern India
• Reforms in daily life
• End wife suicide
• End child marriages
• Rid caste system

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• Nationalist Movements

• Indian National Congress, 1885
• Muslim League, 1906

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Age of Colonialism
Ms. Ramos