The impact of colonialism on India and Australia was more different than similar. The two countries went through a British colonial period, India’s from 1757 to 1947, 190 years, and Australia’s from 1788 to 1901, 113 years. Regardless of their lengths, both countries were greatly impacted by the British, positively and negatively. Even though the way the native people of the country were treated the same, the reason the country became a colony and the industries that were brought in were different. The two countries were colonized at around the same time; however, the reason the lands were colonized was far beyond similar. Like most British colonies, India started as a trading port for the British. It provided a platform for Britain to fulfill their need for raw materials and …show more content…
Earlier in India, Indian handmade textiles such as cotton, linen, silk and woolen goods had large markets around the world. However, due to the massive import of machine made clothes from English factories to Indian markets, the India textile industry was threatened. Therefore, within a few years, India became an exporter of raw cotton and an importer of British clothes. Eventually, Indian textiles industries collapsed as Britain’s mass production produced better quality materials for a cheaper price, leaving many unemployed. On the contrary, the British developed Australia to become the country it is today. Before, the land was barren and didn’t have a prominent economic industry. However, gold was found in New South Wales and central Victoria in 1851, attracting thousands of young men and young women from the colonies. Later, boatloads of prospectors from China, carnivals of entertainers and other different people from across the world also came to Australia. The wealth that came from the gold industry rapidly developed Melbourne and Sydney and by the 1880s, they became modern