India, one of the many colonies England controlled in the past was the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire. Although in the beginning, it was controlled by the British East India Company as a source of cotton, tea, and indigo. The British had indirect control of India until the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857. Although Britain created India’s government and military, improved trade, protected land, claimed to improve education, and increased minority safety, however the government and military controlled and excluded Indians, trade only benefitted the British, statistics show education was better after Indian Independence, valuable land was degraded and minorities still felt fear and insecurity.
Imperialism In the 19th and 20th centuries, various powerful nations sent colonizers to dominate weaker nations and expand their influence. This domination is called imperialism, which is still practiced today in moderation. Among the many countries shaped by imperialism were India and China. These two large countries were both colonized by the British who were one of the greatest imperialistic powers at that time.
Imperialism was a controversial idea that a nation can extend its power outward through means of diplomatic or military force. This often results in a shift of power from one major force currently in control to another. The people of that nation under control conflict may also experience wars, rebellions, or cultural destruction. Looking at some of these events, we see some positives and negatives of imperialistic action taken by the United States, and how it affected the nations imperialized by the United States. For starters, let’s look at Hawaii’s annexation.
Burnside 1 Hayden Burnside World cultures Dr Shafer 6/3/22 The Gupta Empire controlled large swaths of land on the Indian subcontinent from the 4th to 6th century CE; this time in Indian history is widely seen as the Golden Age of culture and tolerance. The Gupta Empire denoted a time of movements and exploration into the Arts, literature and science. This movement can be seen as a Renaissance for the subcontinent That had never been seen before and arguably never would be seen again. The Gupta Empire mainly Thrived because of its unification and close-knit cultural values; the tightness and cohesiveness of the Empire allowed it to live in luxury never matched before.
Even though Imperialism led to slavery and other bad things, we benefited by getting a better healthcare, education, transportation, and lots more. Imperialism lead to exposure to other cultures, religions spreading, free resources for mother countries, languages spreading, and more workers that lead to a growing population. Imperialism influenced some of the religions in paces today. It also helped mother countries with getting new materials. One thing that Imperialism influenced was exposure to other new cultures and more religions being spread.
Imperialism has been the strongest force this past century; Enslaving natives, while obliterating civilizations. Imperialism is when a country or civilization swallows another country for its land, labor, and raw materials with influence or military force. Imperialism was both, good and bad. Imperialism was a good thing because it expanded existing civilizations, and allowed people to be more civilized under a large military force. Imperialism was a bad thing because people in charge would become too power hungry and try to gain more of everything disregarding the people who are suppose to be civilized.
In conclusion all of this the greatest independence war in India and fighting could have been prevented if the British respected the Indians religion. If they had been more polite to the Indians than they would of been fine with what Britain was doing. It would of not happened if the British had treated the Indians as equals and not below them, then the fighting and dispute would have never happened. During this period a tiny number of British officials and troops (about 20,000 in all) ruled over 300 million Indians(The National Archive). This was often seen as evidence that most Indians accepted and even approved of British rule(The National Archive).
Imperialism and its consequences Imperialism is the term that describes one nation’s dominance over another nation or territory. In the 1800s there were four types of imperialisms, which were; Colonial imperialism, Economic Imperialism, Political Imperialism, and the Socio-Cultural Imperialism. Colonial Imperialism, this form of imperialism is virtual complete takeover of an area, with domination in all areas: economic, political, and socio-cultural. Economic Imperialism, this form of imperialism allowed the area to operate as its own nation, except for the trading and other businesses.
I would argue that Africa was ultimately both positively and negatively affected by European imperialism because although the Europeans were ruthlessly exploitive, they simultaneously brought order to an already chaotic continent. The African continent was in a state of upheaval long before the Europeans even came into the picture, as shown by the "slaving gangs sent out by some of [the continent's] own rulers [spreading] war and [sending] communities fleeing. " The arrival of Europeans greatly improved life quality for Africans by "[bringing] schools and hospitals; and order, and the start of modern administration, on which independent states would later be built." However, many of the Europeans' colonization techniques led to extreme suffering
New Imperialism, introduced in the 1880s, had the European superpowers rushing to claim new colonies, especially within Africa. Imperialism is when a more powerful state imposes control over the resources, land and population of a lesser developed region/country. As opposed to imperialism, New Imperialism included the exploitation of African and Asian lands with economic and strategic interests in mind. Various factors contributed to the rise of new imperialism: economic benefits, the Social Darwinian belief system and the rise of nationalism, were few of the many causes. The Industrial Revolution also called for this imperialist movement, creating the need for natural resources in order to fuel new machinery and transportation systems.
Colonization started during the age of discovery in the 15th and 16th century when Portugal and Spain explored the globe for the first time. The wealth and prestige those large empire generated, encouraged Britain to spread Britain Imperialism around the world. British imperialism refers to the exercise of power over the domains Britain controlled and administered. In the Dual Mandate, Lugard argued that British colonial rule could only be situated ‘indirectly’. Indirect colonialism implies that ‘native chiefs are constituted as an integral part of the machinery of the administration’.
What is imperialism? Imperialism is an approach to expand a nation’s power and their influences over other lands. Empires would look for expansion in their rule over other countries like Africa, Asia, and the Middle East starting in the 1870s and continued until 1914. But, was Imperialism beneficial for developing nations? Imperialism benefited developing nations from the positive aspects of technological advancements, economic gain, and political power.
Imperialism is the ambition of a powerful nation to dominate the political, economical, and cultural affairs of another nation or region. The idea of imperialism occurred after the Industrial Revolution in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The specific years of imperialism are from 1870-1914. The regions that were affected by imperialism include Africa, Asia, and Latin America. These region were wanted by the imperialist powers of this time, which were: Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
In conclusion, imperialism had countless negative effects on the world today. It resulted in slave trade, caused cultures to be destroyed and took away countries’ natural resources. Had it not been for imperialism, the world today would consist of more diverse cultures with less discrimination and countries would be able to use their resources as they
The British first came to India not only because of the abundance of raw materials, but also the mass potential they seen. The British East India Company, took advantage of the collapsing Mughal Empire, and broke away from their control to flourished their company. In 1857 the Sepoy army rebelled and that caused the British to come in guns blazing and take over the country. The British rule demolished India through, taxation on anything made in India, and the exportation of raw materials, which caused a plentiful amount of famine,and throughout all of this, the British kept most on India uneducated, and those they did educate, most were forced to become interpreters for the benefits it would make in taking over India and keeping the British in control. Political Paragraph British imperialism had a negative effect on the politics of India because of the corrupt justice system, and the utter lack of respect that killed masses of innocent people.
