Transcript BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN INDIA - Marion City Schools / Overview

BRITISH
IMPERIALISM
IN
INDIA
இந்தியக்
குடியரசு
ಭಾರತ
ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ
INDIA
భారత గణతంతర రాజ్యము
ভারত
Effect: East India Company
gains control of India
Cause:
• In 1757 Robert Clive leads
troops over Indians @ the Battle
of Plassey
British establish a
R.R. network in India.
Cause:
Effect:
• R.R.’s transport raw &
Unfinished materials
• India becomes very
profitable for Britain
Effect: Villagers are no longer
self-sufficient; food production
declines and famine sets in.
Cause:
• British restrict Indian owned
industries
• Britain reduces food
production in favor of cash
crops
Cause: Sepoy Mutiny occurs &
uprisings spread over much of
Northern India.
Effect:
• Britain assumes direct
control of India
• Racism & Distrust Grows
Effects: Indians form Indian
National Congress & the Muslim
League, which eventually call for
self-government.
Causes:
• Reformers want India to
Modernize
• Increased Nationalist Feelings
• Resent British Discrimination
Causes: British
partition
Bengal into Hindu & Muslim
sections
Effects:
• Terrorism forces Britain to
divide India in order to avoid
rebellion.
Jewel in the Crown
INDIA
• Britain believed
India to be it’s
most valuable
colony