The Dangers And Effects Of Imperialism : India

“Englishmen.. have given the people of India the greatest human blessing - peace.” (Dutt). Merely coming to India in the 1600s to trade, the British East India Company established trading outposts. After ridding of French influence in India during the Seven Years’ War and having Indians mutiny against British rule, Britain gained full control of India. India has been under the imperialist control of the British until their independence in 1947. British imperialism caused some negative effects on India through poverty and persecution, but retained more of a positive impact due to its massive improvements in the modernization of India and the overall improvement of Indian civilization.

Imperialism is a policy that has positively impacted nations and their development for centuries. This was especially true during the late 1800s and early 1900s, when many European nations began to expand far beyond their borders. Imperialistic policies were not only good for the development of countries that were expanding, but in many cases, the countries that were being expanded into as well.

They controlled 900/960 governors of the police offices. They still got to use the ships and the railroads to transport goods (Lalvani). Giving them no say and created dependency, and they had no control over their taxations (Doc.#2). Even tho the British practically ruined and killed tons of people because of starvation & changing the laws the indians practically still have some perks left to use like the ships but they couldn’t eat or sell food to get money to food really affected them.

There were many reasons that the Old and New Imperialisms were considered bad but, there were many good things that happened. Imperialism had brought more Naval Bases and /or Expand the military, a new market and raw materials, and Anglo-Saxonism. These were the things brought many positive societal, political, and economic factors. Although there were many things they could have done that would have done better. (WORK ON!!!)

There are many factors that can drive a country to imperialize another. Such as political motives, a need for resources, a want for rarities, probable economic growth, or simply a larger empire. For the most part though; most places practiced Imperialism in seek of resources, both as a necessity and want.

According to Oxford Dictionaries, imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Based on this definition, I can already infer that imperialism is not a good thing because it is well known throughout history and even today, that stronger nations have taken advantage of weaker ones for their own benefit and not the greater good. When it comes to figuring out whether or not imperialism did more harm than good I would agree with that because act of colonizing and developing indigenous populations was, for the most part, about expanding territories, and self-economic gain for the imperialists that terrorized these weaker nations. Furthermore,

The British imperialized India to impose their language and culture, and exploit India’s precious resources. The British wanted to take India and combine the two countries, as this would result in a much larger and stronger Britain. They chose India as they knew the country was in a weak state, improving the British’s chances to regulate them. However, in the process to this domination, Britain interfered India in various ways. Britain disrupted India’s economy, regulated trade, caused a famine, took loads of money in goods, controlled India’s government, and caused mass amounts of racism within the country. India’s potential in trade and market caught the eye of the British whose interest was rapidly growing in their economy. Initially, the

Touching base on the growth of new products produced and the new means of transportation there might seem to be a question on what types of customs within culture came with the Britain rule. With the British in rule, a great amount of governmental factors and new customs were instilled. But with new customs came the underlying issue presented. This issue was “Was imperialism a good or bad thing for India economy?” Well, before this rule the religious, political and educational views of the Indian culture consisted of many different views from what was instilled and still takes part till this day.

In 2015 India was ranked among the highest countries globally in consumer confidence, this comes after the International Monetary Fund estimated an economic growth of up to 7% annually for the next decade in India. But this hasn 't always been the case, in fact, it wasn 't so long ago that India was simply another colonized nation around the world, not to mention it 's usually rare to see this kind of economic growth in such a small period of time. The Effects of globalization, with an emphasis on open trade networks, and the Imperial developments of the late 19th century have led to the emergence and rise of India 's market-based economy. This growth has been affected in a very positive way over a span of centuries by a combination of stronger economic developments brought about by a massive increase in the countries labor force and the emphasis on education and self-governance. An exposure to both the Western economic systems during the imperial age until their independence in 1947 and their subsequent involvement in the Asian, Middle Eastern and African trade routes from the late 15th century placed India in an economic equilibrium where they were able to benefit from both worlds and become one of the fastest growing economies.

The ascent of Imperialism in India started when the East India Company picked up control of India after the decay of the Mughal Empire. East India Company was a business entity that was built up when Britain demonstrated financial enthusiasm for India's potential assets. At first, the East India Company made exchanging posts in Surat, Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta basically to build exchange. The East India Company exchanged cotton, silk, tea, and opium. These East India Company exchanging posts were upheld by British troops and private armed forces, otherwise called sepoys (Indian fighters). Now, the East India Company work as military authorityin parts of India

Before colonization, India was a thriving country; India evidently had many great resources and possessions for it attracted the attention of all countries. As Hegel, quoted by Panikkar, rightly says, “India as a land of desire formed an essential element in general history. From the most ancient times downwards, all nations have directed their wishes and longings to gaining access to the treasures of this land of marvels, the most costly which the earth presents, treasures of nature–pearls, diamonds, perfumes, rose essences, lions, elephants, etc.–as also treasures of wisdom.” During the medieval period, India had become a fabulously rich and prosperous civilization for more than three millenniums. It was widely known as the Golden Bird in the ancient world and was called

The imperialism that took place in India between the 1750s and the Second World War is vastly different from the imperialism that took place in Chine during those same time periods. Both events of imperialism greatly changed the formation of these two countries into the countries they are today. Great Britain dominated both India and China throughout the end of the 19th century into the 20th century. The effects of the imperialism on India and China both had positive and negative outcomes. The British imperialism over India led to the British imperialism over China.

The vast expansion of Muslim faith in Asia helped India connect with the outside world through trade, diplomacy, and exchange in ideas or religions. During this time, the Europeans pictured the luxurious wealth of India through accounts from Muslims and traded with India (through the Muslim territories in Asia—like the Ottoman Empire’s territory). The Europeans did not want to have to do this anymore; they wanted to find a direct trade route to India. So, after years of cartographical and maritime advancements, the first European who achieved this mission was Vasco da Gama in 1498, by maritime travel around the Cape of Good Hope. This direct contact from the Portuguese truly started the Age of European reign in India. I will examine the three

Dr. Lalvani explains how the British came and reunified the government, which had fallen apart (Paragraph 6). What he didn’t mention, is that after building it, they largely took control over the government, not allowing the people that were native to the country to run it themselves, which might’ve factored into the split of the country of India after it was granted independence from Britain (Document 1). When British administration began, new trades were put in place (Paragraph 10), and the farmers in India were taught how to use their land for profit by growing cash crops, but in doing so, also degraded the earth, causing the climate to warm, and leaving the soil malnourished and unfit for growing any more crops (Document 7). Last, although teaching the people of India the English language would’ve helped to unite the country, only a minority of the young, wealthy Indians were taught the language (Document 10), perhaps to keep the mass of the population easier for the government to control. Dr. Lalvani chose to only look at the advancements that British Imperialism brought India, but you can also see the long-lasting effects of Imperialism by looking at the hardships and struggles that the people of India had to endure, and are still dealing with

When British imperialism was first introduced to India there appeared to be on the surface, advantages to both sides (Britain and India) however, as time went on the inherent problems that were already deeply embedded in India were highlighted which resulted in India’s move for independence. After analysing this subject, it is clear to see there were initial advantages, many of these advantages quickly turned into disadvantages and it was these disadvantages that led India and its leaders to move for independence. The British Raj initial seemed like it was out to benefit both Britain and India however as time went on it became apparent that the British Raj were only there to benefit Britain.