British Imperialism in India CH 11 Sect 4

British Expand Control over India East India Company Dominates all parts of Indian life Had its own army = Sepoys (Indian soldiers) Britain’s “Jewel in the Crown”—most valuable of British colonies—raw materials Indian countries weren’t allowed to compete

Positive and negative effects: –Positive = railroads, roads, telephone, telegraph, dams, bridges, irrigation systems, colleges formed, literacy rates rose –Negative = restricted Indian companies from competing, planting of cash crops caused famine

The Sepoy Mutiny Racism towards Indian (from British) Rumor started among Sepoy soldiers Said their bullets were greased in beef or pork fat Soldiers were Muslim or Hindu, why a conflict? Sepoys wouldn’t accept bullets, Sepoys jailed No unity between Muslims and Hindus British East India Company put down rebellion

Post Sepoy Mutiny After mutiny, British took direct control Part of country under direct control called Raj (era of British Rule in India) Mutiny increased the distrust between the British and the Indians Also increased the racism towards Indians

Nationalism Surfaces in India Indians began to want “western ways” Also pushed for modernization Indians were tired of being 2 nd class citizens Indian National Congress & Muslim League formed—nationalism groups Conflicts continued

After a long struggle by the Indian people: India attained Independence on August 15th 1947, after a great political and social struggle.

Border problems India Split: India (Hindu Majority) East and West Pakistan (Muslim Majority These two nations would have a huge influence on the region from 1947 on…

Jawarlal Nehru  Ally of Gandhi.  1 st Prime Minister of India,  Advocated Industrialization vs. Gandhi’s rural emphasis  Promoted increased agriculture… Taken up by his daughter, Indira (who was best know for it)

Activity Time!!! Your group will be creating a poster based upon an assigned quote on British Imperialism in India Read the quote, answer the questions and create a poster that WILL BE SHARED WITH THE CLASS!!! (Pick your speaker, or share!) You will include on your poster 1.The speaker (Are they Indian, British, an outsider? Is this information available?) 2.Analyze the quote: What does this mean?! 3.Is the view positive or negative?

Sample “You English committed one supreme crime against my people. For a hundred years you have done everything for us. You have given us no responsibility for our own government” –Mohandas Gandhi 1. The speaker is Mohandas Gandhi, an Indian man who started a non-violent movement to rid India of British control 2. In this quote, Gandhi is saying that the British have controlled Indian government for 100 years even though they are foreigners 3. This quote views British imperialism negatively because the Indians were not responsible for their own government and were not able to make their own laws.