Imperialism in India

Question 1

A controlling power that governed directly or indirectly an area that included modern Bangladesh, most of southern India and nearly all the territory along the Ganges River in the north

Answer 1

East India Commpany

Question 2

East India Company

Answer 2

• Ruled India with little government interference
• Had it’s own army

Question 3

India’s initial appeal to Britian

Answer 3

-potential
- supplied raw materials for the industrial revolution

Question 4

What did Britian consider India

Answer 4

the most valuable of all their colonies nicknamed the “jewel in the crown”

Question 5

How Britian imperialized India

Answer 5

• set up restirictions so Indian economy wouldn’t operate on it’s own
• Indian competition with British was prohibited

Question 6

What increased Idia’s value to britian and why?

Answer 6

establishing railroad network. They could then transport raw materials from interior to the porta and manufactured goods back again.

Question 7

Negative affects of imperialism

Answer 7

• Brititish held much political power
• Restricted Indian owned industries
• Emphasis on cash crops
• • ## reduced food production

Question 8

What did the emphsis on cash crops do?

Answer 8

Reduced food production, causing famines

Question 9

Positive affects of imperialism in India

Answer 9

• India got the world’s third largest railroad network which enabled India to develop a modern ecomny and bring unity to connected religion
• Railroads, road networks, telephone and telegraph lines, dams, bridges, and irrigation canals enabled India to modernize.
• Hygien improved
• Schools/colleges fwere founded
• literacy increased
• cleared central India of bandits and put an end to local warfare among competing local rulers

Question 10

Why did Indian people dicontent at British control

Answer 10

• didn’t want to be converted to Christianity
• Resented racism that was expressed by British

Question 11

Sepoy Mutiny.

Answer 11

• Indians considered cow sacred and rumors spread that Enfield rivles were greased with beef and pork fat. Indians refused to accept cartiaged. They were sent to jail, and put under Indian soldiers, who went to go capture the city of Delhi. Rebellion spread to northern and central India

Question 12

Why couldn’t Indians unite against British

Answer 12

• weak leadership
• prexisting divide between Hidus and Muslims

Question 13

How did Sepoy Mutiny mark a turning point in Indian history

Answer 13

• 1858 british government took direct command of India.

Question 14

Raj

Answer 14

term refers to British rule after India came under the British crown durring the reign of Queen victoria