Effects Of Imperialism In Kenya

Beginning in the 1690’s, Britain began making moves to take control, colonize, and force imperialism onto other countries and regions. Specifically, they began to take control of India. Upon arrival, Britain’s East India Company (EIC), managed to persuade the nawab of Bengal to allow a trading post in Calcutta. This was only the beginning of Britain’s control over India, and they later took Bengal and Bombay. Later, they began to colonize areas in Africa. Originally interested in Uganda, the British created the East African Protectorate in the region between Uganda and the coast. This was what is now the country of Kenya. The British then established a settler colony in Kenya to make profit off the resources and products in Kenya. The imperial

In India, the British tried to make connections with the people higher up in the caste system, mainly Brahmins and Nawabs. They created allies with the Brahmin and Nawabs and worked in close partnership. However, the British had no care for the women or ordinary people of India. They received very few benefits and were often the target of oppression and taxation. Later, Britain expanded upon their discrimination by denying Indians high-level spots in the Indian Civil Service (ICS). This was intended to be a bureaucracy that controlled India, and the way to join was through open examinations. In theory, this allowed anyone to join that was qualified, however the system actively tried to exclude Indians. Then, it was shown that different classes experienced different types of racism. The Azamgarh Proclamation, thought to have been written by Mirza Mughal, states that “-Regarding Public Servants-It is no secret that under the British government, natives employed in the civil and military services, have little respect, low pay, and no manner of influence” (Human Record 299). The British blatantly discriminated against classes and showed how they went past

Due to this resentment, Kenya and India resisted through civil disobedience and rebellion. Firstly, in Kenya, civil disobedience was mainly through refusing to pay taxes, refusing to go to the military when conscripted, and refusing to leave land when told to. Civil disobedience was led by the people and was used to show the British that they wouldn’t willingly submit themselves to British rule. Similarly, in India, civil disobedience was mainly led by Mahatma Gandhi, born into the Vaisya caste and influence on Indian resistance strategies, believed in satyagraha (truth force). This was a non-violent approach to political reformation. An example of his civil disobedience was the salt march. Gandhi led hundreds of people to the ocean, which they were not allowed to touch, and taught them how to make salt from the saltwater, which they were not allowed to have. Gandhi showed the people that the rules were breakable, and that the people were able to stand up for themselves. Another way Kenya and India fought back was through rebellions. In India, the most important rebellion was the Sepoy Rebellion. This rebellion arose due to sepoys, who were employed by the British to fight in the army, were being disrespected. Mainly, their culture was disrespected. The British replaced standard military muskets to the Enfield rifle. This required the soldiers to