BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN INDIA

இந்தியக் குடியரசு ಭಾರತ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ భారత గణతంత్ర రాజ్యము ভারত গণরাজ্য INDIA

Effect: East India Company gains control of India Cause: In 1757 Robert Clive leads troops over the Battle of Plassey

Cause: British establish a R.R. network in India. 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