British imperialism in india
British Expand Control Over India
- India was a major supplier of raw materials.
- Britain prevented India from operating it's own economy.
- Indian competition of British supplies was prohibited.
- A railroad network was built by the British.
- Raw materials that India produced included tea, indigo, coffee, cotton, jute, and opium.
- India traded with China for tea, which they sold in England.
- Britain held much of the political and economical power.
- They put restrictions on Indian-owned industries and also threatened Indian traditions.
- When the British created the railroad, it united regions and developed a morden economy.
- They modernized India by adding telephone and telegraph lines, dams, bridges, and irrigation canals.
- Sanitation improved, as did public health literacy.
- British people were very racist toward the Indians.
- Soldiers revolted against the British because they were angered about the fact that the rifle cartridges had pork and beef grease, which Muslims and Hindus had issues with. This revolt was known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
- Hindus and Muslims couldn't get along.
- The revolt failed because of disunity and weakness.
- The Hindus preferred the British rule over the Muslims.
- The British government took command of India.
- India demanded a greater role in it's government.
- Ram Mohun Roy saw the need for change.
- Indians didn't approve of being second-class in their own country. They couldn't get high roles in the Indian Civil Service. They were paid less than the Europeans.
- Two nationalist groups grew- the Indian National Congress and the Muslim league. Both, eventually, were supporting the idea of a self government.
- The British separated India into sections. This caused terrorism, therefore the British changed the regions.
- The Indians and the British fought over the control of India for following years.