11.4: British Imperialism in India

Question 1

sepoys

Answer 1

Indian soldiers

Question 2

Britain’s “jewel in the crown”

Answer 2

INDIA
-major supplier of raw materials
-large potential market

Question 3

Sepoy Mutiny

Answer 3

-British greased cartridges with pig and cow grease
-problem for sepoys
-Britain said suck it up
-Sepoys rebelled
fueled the racist attitudes of the British, the sepoys realized they did not have any respect for their culture and thought themselves superior- cue social darwinism

Question 4

Raj

Answer 4

-term referring to British rule after India came under the British crown during the reign of Queen Victoria
-Raj was a direct result of the Sepoy Mutiny because the British had to directly control India

Question 5

Why didn’t Indians unite against the British in the Sepoy Mutiny?

Answer 5

weak leadership
serious splits between Hindus and Muslims

Question 6

What form did British rule take under the Raj?

Answer 6

direct

Question 7

How did economic imperialism lead to India’s becoming a British colony?

Answer 7

after the Sepoy Mutiny, the British government took ownership of the company’s assets and imposed direct control turning India into a proper colony.

Question 8

What might the decision to grease the sepoys’ cartridges with beef and pork fat reveal about the British attitude toward Indians?

Answer 8

It showed blatant disrespect for Indian religions and culture and that they considered them inferior.

Question 9

How did imperialism contribute to unity and to the growth of nationalism in India?

Answer 9

India was eager to rid the nation of imperialistic foreigners and united (albeit temporarily) different ethnic groups and religions