Political Science Questions

British imperialism in Indiathe east India company- the east India company established trade with India the British raj- the british government changed the way India was ruledIndian nationalism- indians began to demand a say in government The spice trade-european explores first arrived in India in 1498-by the 1600s europeans were traveling across Asia to obtain trade goods-gold-silk and cotton-spices, such as pepper and cinnamon The British East India Company-the British East India Company was created by royal charter in 1600 to fulfill 3 main goals-to establish trading posts in India -to bring trade goods back to Britain to make a profit for the company's investors-to spread British influence and power-the company acted as a proxy for the British government The british east India company was a private company and established trading posts in India -they brought spices and other goods to Britain The Mughal empire-the Mughals were Muslim rulers who controlled India-the united Hindus and Muslims into 1 state-they allowed the East India Company to establish trading posts-their power began to decline in the 1700sThe rise of the East India Company-as Mughal influence declined the East India Company grew more powerful: it:-expanded its trading operations across the region-created regional governments with company governors in charge-used its private army to force Mughal rulers to accept company demands-collected taxes from Indians -by the 1750s company rule in India had begun effects on India's economy-india produced cotton and other raw materials for british factories-finished products made in Britain were sent in return -manufacturing in India was restricted-indian manufacturers were not allowed to compete with british manufacturing companies-cheap british textile drove Indias industry out of businessSepoys-in the 1800s the company continued to expand its rule-it enforced its will with an army of Indian soldiers called sepoysThe sepoy rebellion-sepoys thought that their traditions were not respected-the british threatened many Indian practices-many Indians had lost lands and wealth The crisis began with rifle cartridges-rumors led sepoys to think that their religious beliefs were being ignored sepoys rebelled-unrest spread across the region-the conflict lasted for more than a year-thousands were killedthe british raj-after the sepoy rebellion the east India company lost its administrative powers, territories, and armed forces-the british government took control of India and established the british raj-a victory was appointed to represent the interests of the crownjewel in the crown-in 1857 queen Victoria was named empress of india-india was the most important territory held by the british empire-it was called the "jewel in the crown"control by the british raj-under the british raj India was ruled differently than it had been in the past-the east India company-bribed local leaders or used its army to enforce it decisions -reported to investors-was concerned with making a profitthe british raj-used a civil-service system to rule india-reported to parliament and the crown-was concerned with economic and political gainimprovements under british raj-british rulers in India:-increased road, railroad, and communication infrastructure -constructed thousands of schools and universities -modernized the legal system-improved sanitation and public healththe British raj-many british policies were discriminatory -british servants were segregated from other Indians -british employees were paid far more than their Indian counterparts for doing similar jobs-few Indians held leadership positions-anti-british feelings grew among Indians life for ordinary indians-most Indians struggled in poverty -lacked equal job opportunities -lacked access to education-worked as subsistence farmers-suffered terrible famines-some Indians developed feelings of nationalism indian national congress-the Indian national congress (INC) was a political party founded to:-lobby for equal status for Indians -debate reforms and the future of India Dababhai Naoroji-cofounded the Indian national congress-was the first Indian elected to the british parliament-wrote books and speeches protesting the way Britain treated India -supported Indian home ruleAll-india muslim league-muslims formed their own political party, the all-indie muslim league-worked to protect the rights of muslims-promoted self-government for india-later the muslim league would push for the establishment of a separate muslim state1857- the sepoy rebellion 1858-1947- the british raj

which statement reflects the feelings of the "new york herald tribune" toward the alaska purchase

where did france have its greatest colonial presence

which nation used both direct and indirect rule in india

which nation influenced south east asia

which nation established protectorate in korea

based on livingstones observations why might european countries be interested in colonizing

what inference can be made about why france implemented cultural changes in indochina

what do the darker colored-in areas of the continent represent on the map

according to the stanza what is the purpose of imperialism

which nations used direct rule over some of their colonized areas

spheres of influence were created to divide foreign

Emperor Guangxu instituted sweeping reforms to modernize the government and the economy and a result

what did imperial nations have to do to protect their economic interests

which lines from the stanza suggest that many europeans believed that the native cultures of their colonies were inferior

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